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CISA tells agencies to patch smarter, not harder — foreshadowing broader industry practice
Security teams’ patching practices have come under intense pressure over the past year, as active exploitation is up, time-to-exploit windows are accelerating, and vulnerabilities have become attackers’ top initial access vector of choice.
Summary
A new CISA directive moves federal agencies beyond severity scores and toward a risk-based patching model that prioritizes real-world exploitation, asset exposure, and attacker impact — a framework many security leaders see as the future of vulnerability management.
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