Tag: CISA
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Thoughts on CISA’s “Vulnrichment” Initiative
As many in the vulnerability disclosure ecosystem are now aware, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced a new program called “Vulnrichment” on LinkedIn yesterday. News about the program spread rapidly via news sites and private companies. In this statement and elsewhere, there are definitely some general questions to be asked out loud since…
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A Glimpse Into the CISA KEV
On March 27, Elizabeth Cardona and Tod Beardsley gave a presentation at VulnCon 2024 about CISA’s KEV, or ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities’ list. This initiative was created as a result of BOD 22-01, which is a ‘Binding Operational Directive’ aimed at reducing the risk due to vulnerabilities that are known to be exploited in the wild,…
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CISA’s BOD 22-01: How to Prioritize 100 Vulnerabilities in Two Weeks
[This was originally published on riskbasedsecurity.com, and had considerable edits/enhancements done by Curtis Kang.] CISA BOD 22-01 introduces the directive for government vendors to mitigate 292 CVE IDs, or 301 vulnerabilities, 100 of them within a short timeframe. It is well-meaning and brings potentially valuable focus, but it will put pressure on teams working with…