75% of Top 20 Unpatched Vulnerabilities are Over a Year Old
75% of Top 20 Unpatched Vulnerabilities are Over a Year Old
Known vulnerabilities—vulnerabilities that have had a patch available for months—are very often the reason that attackers succeed in compromising companies. That’s why the research in the recent Alert Logic Critical Watch Report: SMB Threatscape 2019 are particularly concerning. According to the research shared in the report, 75% of the top 20 unpatched vulnerabilities present in the SMB space are more than a year old.
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.