Risk Prioritization and Automation: Shaping Federal Cybersecurity

The Escalating Threat Landscape

Federal agencies face a formidable challenge in navigating the deluge of emerging vulnerabilities while managing the remediation of existing ones. According to research, nearly 30,000 vulnerabilities were discovered and published on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) list in 2023, up from just over 25,000 in 2022. More alarmingly, 206 CVEs were published and weaponized, surpassing numbers from recent years. This is significant because the increased likelihood of these weaponized vulnerabilities being actively exploited poses a severe threat to government security.