From Probability to Proof: EPSS + Reachability = Real ROI

I think when I first was introduced to the concept of the EPSS score, all I really thought to myself was, great. It's another maybe. It's another probability factor that I can use to gauge something. And maybe my maybe is a stronger maybe, but it's still just another piece of probability. But it's good because it helps me go from maybe twenty six thousand down to a smaller set. What it doesn't know about that vulnerability is how you, as the device manufacturer, have implemented that piece of code that that vulnerability exists in. That's something you can only tell if you develop it yourself or if you've done an analysis of the actual code. With that analysis and with the capability set of reachability that comes standard in the final state platform, this takes you from probability to not only likelihood, but evidenced ex evidenced effort showing that here is why we believe this is likely reachable. Here's why we think you should go handle this. We can't prove a negative. You now need to go make us wrong. But when you combine the EPSS plus the reachability analysis to actually contextualize things, then you're starting to move to an intelligent decision making process that actually is going to reduce your false positives and reduce your time. And now we're talking about money saved. And in this particular economy, it's really important that your security spend is not just security spend, that it's instantaneous ROI that you can show your board of directors that says, I've spent money to save money, and I've saved more than we spent. I'm sure of it.