3.11.3: Remediate vulnerabilities in accordance with risk assessments
Control Family:
Control Type:
Derived
Threats Addressed:
Control is withdrawn in the next version of this control set and incorporated into: 03.11.02: Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning.
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.