Security News > 2020 > July > 20,000+ new vulnerability reports predicted for 2020, shattering previous records

Over 9,000 new vulnerabilities have been reported in the first six months of 2020, and we are on track to see more than 20,000 new vulnerability reports this year - a new record, Skybox Security reveals.

Ransomware thrives during COVID-19 pandemic, with new samples increasing by 72%. Attacks on critical infrastructure, including healthcare companies and research labs, have added to chaos.

Also notable in the report is the increase of ransomware's popularity, with the number of new samples rising by 72% over the first half of the year.

This increase is wholly driven by new Android deficiencies, after the number of new iOS vulnerabilities dropped by 23 percent from 152 to 117.

In order to weather the pandemic and the resulting new threat landscape, organizations need to incorporate accurate, up-to-date threat intelligence into their vulnerability management strategy.

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