As a result, businesses are throwing resources at vulnerabilities that pose immediate threats, with little capacity available to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. The cost of vulnerabilities has never been higher, the pressure from regulators has never been stronger, and customers have never been more demanding when it comes to data security and privacy.

Many businesses are struggling to keep up with the 1,500 or more newly
identified vulnerabilities a month, but it does not need to be this way. Businesses can remain competitive while delivering modern customer experiences by switching the focus from simply reporting the number of vulnerabilities to actually resolving said vulnerabilities, ensuring long-term business resilience.

Organisations need to stop patting themselves on the back for bringing vulnerabilities down by a certain percentage and transform the way they operate to ensure there are automated and reliable mechanisms in place to keep the organisation consistently protected and match fit in the face of threats.