The Shift to Threat-Informed Prioritization: Operationalizing CISA BOD 26-04

**Executive summary:** This Flashpoint briefing explains CISA BOD 26-04's shift from static severity scoring to threat-informed vulnerability prioritization, details the four operational variables (asset exposure, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, exploit automation, technical impact), and argues that proprietary, real-world threat intelligence is required to meet the directive's SLAs—positioning Flashpoint Vulnerability Intelligence as the recommended solution.