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CVSS

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

In plain language

A 0 to 10 score that rates how serious a security flaw is.

The metaphor

Like the hurricane category scale: a single number that tells you how worried to be.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Bands run from Low to Critical.
  • The score depends on how easy the flaw is to use and what damage it does.
  • It does not know your business.
  • Providers also check whether attackers are using the flaw.

How WILDCARD handles it

Patch Management prioritises fixes and applies them on schedule.

In practice
  • A report lists a flaw rated 9.8.
  • A scan shows several mediums and one critical.
  • A provider patches the highest first.

A question owners ask

Does critical mean we are hacked?

No. It rates the flaw. Patching closes it.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Patch
Management
  • Windows, Office, Chrome patched
  • Automatic, on schedule
  • Open doors closed
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Related terms
ASLRAddress Space Layout RandomizationCVECommon Vulnerability EnumerationCyber insuranceDEPData Execution PreventionDLLDynamic Link LibraryDowntimeEnd of supportEndpoint

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