How to Meet a 3-Day Remediation SLA & Comply with CISA BOD 26-04

**Executive summary:** This briefing explains CISA Binding Operational Directive 26-04 requiring remediation of publicly exposed, known-exploited high‑risk vulnerabilities within 72 hours, advocates a risk‑based 90/10 remediation approach (automate endpoint patches at scale while carefully orchestrating production fixes), and promotes Qualys TruRisk Eliminate for automated and patchless remediation options to reduce exposure quickly and safely.