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The Common Vulnerability Scoring System: Get your threat priorities right

Gunter Ollman March 06, 2006

Over the years, I've seen and used a diverse range of methods to evaluate and explain the risks associated with a particular security threat or vulnerability. Depending on the audience and the nature of the environment being evaluated, there has always been - and always will be - a frequent need to reclassify the severity of a finding. This is particularly relevant when making use of findings derived from automated security tools.
 
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