Prioritising Vulnerability Remediation

“We have 20,000 vulnerabilities. Where do we start?”

This is the most common question I hear from security teams.

Here’s the honest answer:

You don’t start with fixing.

You start with prioritizing.

In one recent engagement, we reduced a backlog of 18,000 vulnerabilities to:

→ 300 critical actions

→ 1 clear remediation roadmap

→ 40% faster fix rate in 60 days

No new tools.

Just better prioritization.

What changed?

→ Introduced SSVC-based decision model

→ Mapped EPSS + KEV to real-world exploitability

→ Focused only on internet-facing + critical assets

Most vulnerabilities don’t matter.

But the few that do?

They matter a lot.

If you’re dealing with vuln overload and need a structured approach, I’m currently taking on a few consulting engagements.