The severity of vulnerabilities in the network is alarming these days and organisations are getting overwhelmed. In 2019, a total of 17,313 new vulnerabilities were disclosed – this means that security teams had to deal with 47 new vulnerabilities every day. As modern networks become more nimble, diverse and bigger, so is the attack surface becoming more expansive and fierce.
Irrespective of how large your organisation or war chest is, you will never have enough resources to remediate every vulnerability across your cyberattack surface. We are dealing with more vulnerabilities today than ever before. It is imperative for security teams to understand vulnerabilities in context and effectively utilise that data to make informed decisions. Being short on time and resources, prioritisation is needed.
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