How CVSS v4.0 works: characterizing and scoring vulnerabilities

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS provides software developers, testers, and security and IT professionals with a standardized way to assess vulnerabilities. You can use CVSS to assess the threat level of each vulnerability and then prioritize mitigation accordingly. This article...

(Cyber) Risk = Probability of Occurrence x Damage

Here's How to Enhance Your Cyber Resilience with CVSS In late 2023, the Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS v4.0 was unveiled, succeeding the eight-year-old CVSS v3.0, with the aim to enhance vulnerability assessment for both industry and the public. This latest version introduces additional...

FIRST Announces CVSS 4.0 - New Vulnerability Scoring System

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams FIRST has officially announced CVSS v4.0, the next generation of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System standard, more than eight years after the release of CVSS v3.0 in June 2015. "This latest version of CVSS 4.0 seeks to provide the highest...

What's New in CVSS v4

The pending update to the Common Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS, version 4.0, has garnered a noticeable volume of articles, blog posts and watercooler now known as Slack and Zoom air time. Reaction from the community has been positive, with general sentiment pinned somewhere near...