Re: [SC-L] Resources to fix vulns

2007-07-19 Thread ljknews
At 8:53 AM -0700 7/18/07, McCown, Christian M wrote: Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=_=_NextPart_001_01C7C953.D03CBE5C What do you tell a C-level exec in terms of h/c and time it will take to fix web app vulnerabilities

Re: [SC-L] Resources to fix vulns

2007-07-19 Thread McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
I wish formulas were the solution to your question. The problem is that the answer is heavily dependent upon the background of the C-level executive. Some C-Level executives have an analytical background where their backgrounds could have been actuarial, IT, statistics, etc where they would

Re: [SC-L] Resources to fix vulns

2007-07-19 Thread McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT)
I would actually recommend AGAINST using prior track records for fixing previous vulnerabilities because in all honestly they probably don't track it. Most enterprises prioritize any type of defect based on the importance as declared by business users whom traditionally would prioritize a

Re: [SC-L] Resources to fix vulns

2007-07-19 Thread ljknews
At 9:50 AM -0400 7/19/07, McGovern, James F (HTSC, IT) wrote: I would actually recommend AGAINST using prior track records for fixing previous vulnerabilities because in all honestly they probably don't track it. Most enterprises prioritize any type of defect based on the importance as