Remediate vulnerabilities in accordance with risk assessments
Risk Assessment · NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2
Requirement
Remediate vulnerabilities in accordance with risk assessments.
Discussion
Vulnerabilities discovered, for example, via the scanning conducted in response to 3.11.2, are remediated with consideration of the related assessment of risk. The consideration of risk influences the prioritization of remediation efforts and the level of effort to be expended in the remediation for specific vulnerabilities.
How this affects your SPRS score
Under the DoD Assessment Methodology, a perfect SPRS score is 110. If this control is not met, 1 point is subtracted from your score.
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