Like technical debt, but for security. NISSI quantifies unpatched vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and expired certificates into a single, actionable metric.
Every unpatched vulnerability, misconfiguration, or expired certificate represents a delay in security maintenance—accumulating "debt" that increases risk over time.
NISSI tracks each security issue from discovery to resolution, calculating the total number of "debt days" your organization carries. Lower is better.
CVEs, security updates, missing patches
Security settings that deviate from best practices
SSL/TLS certs, code signing, domain validation
NISSI detects a vulnerability, misconfiguration, or expiring certificate
Day 0Each day the issue remains unresolved adds one day of debt
Days Open × Severity MultiplierCritical issues count for more debt than medium/low severity
Critical = 3x, High = 2x, Medium = 1xSum of all weighted debt days across your infrastructure
Σ (Days Open × Severity Weight)Security debt has real business consequences. Here's how it impacts your organization.
Each day of accumulated debt increases your financial exposure
Unpatched vulnerabilities give attackers more opportunities
Insurers use security posture to calculate premiums
Demonstrate continuous security improvement for auditors
Start tracking and reducing your security debt today.