From Panic to Process: A 3-Year Vulnerability Management Transformation

In this blog, CXO Co-Founder Martin Bally discusses how a cybersecurity program successfully transitioned its Board of Directors from a state of panic over "zero vulnerabilities" to a sophisticated understanding of managed risk. By moving away from reporting raw counts of unpatched bugs, Bally details a three-year evolution that prioritized assets based on their physical context, focused remediation on actively attacked threats, and implemented a formal risk-acceptance process for legacy technical debt. This strategic shift effectively reframed cybersecurity as a manageable operational metric, ultimately replacing anxiety-driven board meetings with a culture of transparency, prioritized action, and informed decision-making.