Organizational risk tolerance is the primary factor determining how quickly and aggressively vulnerabilities should be remediated. Security+ SY0-701 explains that organizations have different appetites for risk depending on business needs, regulatory expectations, operational constraints, and financial impact.
A company with low risk tolerance may prioritize almost every vulnerability and remediate quickly.
A company with high risk tolerance may delay or accept some lower-impact risks.
This consideration directly influences patch prioritization, resource allocation, and mitigation timelines.
Option A—executive reporting—does not influence technical prioritization.
Option C—open-source intelligence—helps identify vulnerabilities but does not determine urgency.
Option D—the source of the reported risk—is irrelevant; what matters is severity and business impact.
Thus, B: The overall organizational risk tolerance is the key factor for prioritizing remediation.
