Coalition launches cyber vulnerability scoring system

Managing general agent Coalition Inc. Thursday announced a vulnerability scoring system to help risk managers mitigate potential cyber threats.

The Coalition Exploit Scoring System uses real-time monitoring and dynamic scoring to determine which vulnerabilities to patch first, Coalition said in a statement.

The system leverages artificial intelligence and large language modeling to scan descriptions used within newly released Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures — a database of publicly known information security vulnerabilities —and compares them to previously published vulnerabilities to predict the likelihood that a business will be exploited.

The scores generated by the system give IT and security managers a prioritization list outlining which vulnerabilities pose the greatest threat.

“Thousands of new vulnerabilities are published monthly and it’s nearly impossible for IT and security teams to quickly understand and address them all,” Tiago Henriques, Coalition’s head of security research, said in the statement.

The online system is already being used by Coalition to evaluate risks and notify policyholders about them.