CVE Strategy - Eventually Consistent Model
Situation
Aligned with Max on new approach to CVE patching: adopt an eventually consistent model that prioritizes rapid patching over perfect upfront testing. Accept a small error rate (e.g., 5%) as a necessary trade-off for speed, with fixes handled by COE.
Reasoning
The current approach creates a bottleneck harming security posture and customer trust. Pragmatic tradeoffs are preferred over perfectionism when delay costs exceed error risks. The teams demand for 10x more testing on automated MRs was inconsistent with current testing bar - intellectually dishonest.
Additional Context
Goal is to reduce CVE ticket lifecycle by 75% in H1 2025. David Gomez immediately agreed with approach; Jeff Uphoff required more convincing.
People Involved
Max Spevack, Nathan Blackham, Jeff Uphoff, David Gomez
Source
reflection
AI Confidence
78%
Related Context
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Adopt an eventually consistent model, prioritizing rapid patching over perfect upfront testing. Accept a small error rate as a necessary trade-off for speed.
Outcome
Partially successful - model is working but with some challenges
Recorded on January 12, 2026
Decision ID: 78b1cf83-a706-4b03-9202-1d7828c0e2f4