Overview#
Public catalog of disclosed security weaknesses with standardized identifiers. CVE entries support patching, vulnerability scoring, and threat intelligence correlation.
Core objectives#
- Establish shared definitions of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures for security, engineering, and leadership teams.
- Connect Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures activities to measurable risk reduction and resilience goals.
- Provide onboarding notes so new team members can quickly understand how Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures works here.
Implementation notes#
- Identify the primary owner for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, the data sources involved, and the systems affected.
- Document the minimum viable process, tooling, and runbooks that keep Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures healthy.
- Map Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures practices to standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, or CIS Controls.
Operational signals#
- Leading indicators: early warnings that Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures might degrade (e.g., backlog growth, noisy alerts, or missed SLAs).
- Lagging indicators: realized impact that shows Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures failed or needs investment (e.g., incidents, audit findings).
- Feedback loops: retrospectives and metrics reviews that tune Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures continuously.
Related practices#
- Align Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures with defense-in-depth planning, threat modeling, and disaster recovery tests.
- Communicate updates to stakeholders through concise briefs, dashboards, and internal FAQs.
- Pair Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures improvements with tabletop exercises to validate expectations.