The text provides an overview of the VERIS Framework, a standardized template designed to help organizations categorize and learn from security incidents by translating them into numerical strings for data analysis. Developed in response to challenges in gathering and sharing incident data, VERIS facilitates a common language for describing security incidents, allowing companies to anonymously share information and contribute to a broader understanding of cybersecurity threats. This framework employs the A4 threat model, which includes Actor, Action, Asset, and Attribute, to dissect incidents and integrate them into large datasets for industry-wide comparison. While VERIS cannot prevent data breaches, it aids in improving security posture by enabling organizations to identify patterns, make informed decisions on resource allocation, and learn from global threat trends, thus enhancing incident response and prevention strategies.