Overview
This article shows you how to use the Critical to Block button to view high-risk findings that should be prioritized for remediation.
These findings are calculated by Hyver to be especially dangerous — often because they provide direct attack routes to critical business assets.
What Are Critical to Block Findings?
Critical to Block findings are Hyver’s highest-priority recommendations for mitigation. These findings should be fixed first because they play a key role in cutting off attacker routes to your business-critical assets.
Think of them as the most strategic fixes — the ones that break the chain before an attack reaches your business-critical assets.
Why They Matter
These findings are not just high severity — they’re strategically important within the attack graph. Fixing them disrupts key pathways and weakens the attacker’s ability to reach high-value targets.
They are identified using Hyver’s mitigation graph.
Each one sits on a route that, if left open, leads to business assets.
Addressing them has the most immediate and measurable impact on reducing exposure — as defined in Hyver.
How They Appear in the Graph
When viewing the Mitigation Graph, you’ll see a filter labeled Critical to Block:
This filter is enabled by default.
It’s strongly recommended to leave it turned on.
When enabled, Critical to Block findings are shown as turquoise lines.
These lines highlight the most impactful points where mitigation will cut off critical attack paths.
To sum it up:
Critical to Block findings are the most efficient way to reduce exposure and protect your business-critical assets.
These findings are identified by Hyver as the most impactful points in the attack graph. If you fix them, you effectively cut off all known attack paths leading to your BCA (Business Critical Assets) — ensuring attackers can’t reach what matters most.
How to Filter Critical to Block Findings on the Findings Page
Click the Critical to Block button
At the top of the Findings page, click Critical to Block:
Hyver will filter the list to show only findings marked as critical to block — these are findings that have high severity and should be fixed as a top priority to reduce risk exposure:
Look for the highlighted filter
Once active, the Critical to Block button will be highlighted, and a Clear option will appear next to it.Clear the filter if needed
Click Clear to remove the filter and return to the full findings list (or whichever view you were using before).
Important notes
This is a quick filter and will automatically switch the page to the All Findings view.
Critical to block findings are calculated based on likelihood and potential business impact.
Wrap-up / Next Steps
Critical to Block isn't just about urgency — it’s about impact.
Use the Critical to Block view when you want to focus on the vulnerabilities that disrupt attack routes, not just the ones that appear most severe.
It’s the fastest way to surface the findings that block access to your business-critical assets — especially useful when you're planning mitigation or preparing for a prioritization review.