Security News > 2019 > October > Majority of 2019 breaches were the result of unapplied security patches

Despite a 24% average increase in annual spending on prevention, detection and remediation in 2019 compared with 2018, patching is delayed an average of 12 days due to data silos and poor organizational coordination, ServiceNow study finds. Looking specifically at the most critical vulnerabilities, the average timeline to patch is 16 days. At the same time, the risk is increasing. According to the findings, there was a 17% increase in cyberattacks over the past year, … More → The post Majority of 2019 breaches were the result of unapplied security patches appeared first on Help Net Security.

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