EPSS v5 Changed the Queue Without Changing the Integration
EPSS v5 arrived through the same interface, but its new score distribution could materially alter vulnerability queues, thresholds, capacity assumptions, and executive reporting.
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What Executives Should Demand from Vulnerability Prioritization
A credible program must explain why an exposure matters, who owns the response, what uncertainty remains, and whether the decision reduced material risk.
Operationalizing EPSS Without Turning Probability into Policy by Accident
EPSS becomes useful when thresholds reflect risk appetite, remediation capacity, and business context—and when the program measures what those thresholds actually capture.
EPSS v4 Changed the Scores. The Leadership Lesson Was Model Governance
When a risk model changes, the operational question is not whether the new numbers look better. It is whether your thresholds, workflows, and executive reporting still mean what you think they mean.
Vulnerability Management Is a Decision System, Not a Patch Queue
CVSS can describe severity, EPSS can estimate exploitation likelihood, and SSVC can structure response. Leadership still has to connect those signals to business exposure and accountable action.
