You are a cybersecurity analyst tasked with prioritizing vulnerabilities identified in your organization's network. Which factor should be given the highest priority when determining the order in which vulnerabilities should be addressed?
Risk score
Number of affected hosts
Recurrence of the vulnerability
Complexity of mitigation
When prioritizing vulnerabilities, the most critical factor to consider is the risk score, which takes into account both the likelihood and impact of a vulnerability being exploited. High-risk scores indicate that vulnerabilities pose a significant threat, and addressing them helps to mitigate potential severe impacts on the organization. While affected hosts, recurrence, and complexity of mitigation are also important, they do not directly measure the immediate threat level as effectively as the risk score.
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