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The Patch Gap: Why Defenders Need to Think in Chains, Not Checklists

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The Patch Gap: Why Defenders Need to Think in Chains, Not Checklists

The article argues that defenders should shift from traditional CVSS score-based patching strategies to a chain-focused approach that prioritizes breaking attack paths leading to critical assets. This strategy treats patching as a means to disrupt threat chains rather than simply addressing individual vulnerability scores.

Why it matters: Security teams need to align patching decisions with actual attack paths to critical systems, not just vulnerability severity ratings, in order to reduce the most damaging breach risks.

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