About Beacon

The Problem We Solve

In our experience conducting penetration tests and managing vulnerability programs for organizations of all sizes, we've observed a consistent pattern: security teams struggle not with finding vulnerabilities, but with deciding which ones to fix first.

The industry's default approach—sorting by CVSS score—fails in practice. A CVSS 9.8 on an isolated internal system matters less than a CVSS 7.0 SQL injection on a customer-facing application. Context matters, but most frameworks don't capture it.

Our Approach

Beacon Standards provides a three-tier framework that combines:

• Real-world exploitation data: Tier 1 focuses on vulnerabilities that attackers actually exploit, informed by breach reports and threat intelligence.
• Compliance requirements: Tier 2 ensures organizations maintain certifications and avoid regulatory penalties.
• Long-term security posture: Tier 3 investments prevent tomorrow's emergencies and reduce overall security burden.

Design Principles

Who Maintains Beacon?

Beacon Standards is maintained by Securily, a team of security practitioners with backgrounds in penetration testing, vulnerability management, and security program development.

We built Beacon because we needed it ourselves. After years of delivering penetration test reports and watching organizations struggle to prioritize findings, we codified our approach into this framework.