Effective risk prioritization and vulnerability management are essential for securing modern cloud-native environments. Prisma Cloud offers robust features that help organizations assess, prioritize, and mitigate vulnerabilities using contextual insights. This article outlines key strategies and workflows for leveraging Prisma Cloud's risk factors, focusing on optimizing vulnerability remediation efforts.Risk prioritization in vulnerability management is achieved by combining environmental context and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) risk factors, enabling organizations to focus on the most critical threats.   Prisma Cloud provides two categories of risk factors—CVE risk factors and Environmental risk factors—to identify and address vulnerabilities. These factors enable SecOps teams to assess vulnerabilities' potential impact and prioritize remediation based on the actual risk to their environment.