The true cost of CVEs: Go beyond vulnerabilities

The article explains that the accelerating number of CVEs is overwhelming internal vulnerability teams, increasing costs and backlogs; it presents data showing material savings from outsourcing CVE management while noting insider and supply-chain risks. It argues that reliance on CVE/NVD/EPSS is becoming less effective and recommends shifting resources toward proactive software supply chain security—malware detection, binary analysis, and reproducible builds—to better manage software risk and unlock business value.