Historically, cybersecurity leaders have experienced challenges when trying to accurately convey the many cyber risks facing their organization to other members of their executive management teams. Given that the industry typically relies on rating systems and theoretical models that are nearly meaningless to those without a formal cyber background, cyber leaders often have to rely on providing a qualitative assessment of the risks based on their interpretations of the metrics.
With more than 13% of all Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) receiving a severity score between 9.0 and 10.0 (which is the highest end of the spectrum), how are security leaders expected to translate the appropriate risk levels to senior management? If all of the risks are receiving similar severity scores, it is virtually impossible to prioritize the cyber risks that are most relevant to your business and ensure that resources are allocated appropriately.