Cybercriminals use zero-day and unpatched application vulnerabilities to install data-stealing malware on corporate endpoints because these are — and will continue to be — an issue with virtually all software applications. Zero-day exploits that take advantage of unknown vulnerabilities are the hardest to defend. Even so, more than 60 percent of exploit kits target two-year-old vulnerabilities that actually have patches available. Any unpatched vulnerability, known or unknown, puts the user at risk.
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A New Approach for Blocking Zero-Day Threats
Posted by: Mickey Boodaei May 18, 2013 05:00 AMCybercriminals use zero-day and unpatched application vulnerabilities to install data-stealing malware on corporate endpoints because these are — and will continue to be — an issue with virtually all software applications. Zero-day exploits that take advantage of unknown vulnerabilities are the hardest to defend. Even so, more than 60 percent of exploit kits target two-year-old vulnerabilities that actually have patches available. Any unpatched vulnerability, known or unknown, puts the user at risk.