Catcher security score
The Security Score in Catcher provides a quick, comprehensive view of your organization's overall security posture. It
combines three key metrics into a single score ranging from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate better security.
How the Security Score Is Calculated
The score is a weighted sum of three components:
- Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS) – 60% weight
- Behavior Risk Score (BRS) – 25% weight
- Endpoint Protection Score (EPS) – 15% weight
Formula
Security Score = (VRS Ă— 0.6) + (BRS Ă— 0.25) + (EPS Ă— 0.15)
If Phished integration or ESET integration is not configured, their weights are redistributed proportionally among the
remaining components to maintain a total weight of 100%.
Component Breakdown
Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS)
Assesses the severity of vulnerabilities in your environment.
- Penalty per vulnerability:
- Critical: 40
- High: 20
- Medium: 5
- Low: 1
- Score normalization:
Average penalty is normalized against a max of 120.
- Score caps based on highest severity:
- Critical: max 50
- High: max 70
- Medium: max 85
- Low: max 95
- No vulnerabilities: 100
Behavior Risk Score (BRS)
Derived from the Phished integration.
- If configured, score is fetched directly (0–100).
- If not configured, BRS is excluded from the calculation.
Endpoint Protection Score (EPS)
Evaluates ESET endpoint protection and update status.
Formula:
EPS = ((Protected / Total) Ă— 0.6 + (Updated / Total) Ă— 0.4) Ă— 100
- If not configured, EPS is excluded from the calculation.
How to Improve Your Catcher Security Score
Improving your Catcher Security Score means strengthening your organization's overall cybersecurity posture. Since the
score is based on three components—Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS), Behavior Risk Score (BRS), and Endpoint Protection
Score (EPS)—you can target improvements in each area:
Vulnerability Risk Score (VRS) – 60% Weight
This is the most heavily weighted component, so reducing vulnerabilities has the biggest impact.
Steps to improve:
- Patch critical and high vulnerabilities promptly. These carry the highest penalties.
- Conduct regular vulnerability scans to identify new issues early, or do this automatically by scheduling your scans.
- Implement automated patch management to reduce manual effort and delays.
- Remove or isolate unused or legacy systems that may introduce risks.
Behavior Risk Score (BRS) – 25% Weight
This score comes from the Phished integration, which assesses user behavior around phishing threats.
Steps to improve:
- Enable and configure the Phished integration if not already done.
- Identify and report our phishing simulations in your email client.
- Train your security awareness by completing security awareness training.
Endpoint Protection Score (EPS) – 15% Weight
This score reflects how well your endpoints are protected and updated via ESET integration.
Steps to improve:
- Ensure all endpoints have ESET protection installed.
- Keep endpoint protection software up to date.
- Automate updates and protection checks to maintain coverage.
- Monitor for unprotected or outdated devices and remediate quickly.
If Integrations Are Missing
If either Phished or ESET integrations are not configured, their weights are redistributed. This means the remaining
components become even more critical to your score.
Tip: Configuring all integrations ensures a balanced and accurate score—and gives you more control over improvements.