"As enterprise digitization accelerates to drive growth and meet customer expectations, it's vital security leaders have the right tools and strategies to keep businesses secure. Take AI innovation for example. While its transformative impact is clear, security leaders must ensure these activities do not unwittingly widen "attack surfaces". Beyond AI threats, issues such as unpatched systems still contribute to a large percentage of security breaches."
"The UK government found that "weaknesses in cyber security systems, such as portals, unpatched servers, unpatched firewalls and insecure remote desktops were common vectors of attacks" leading, especially, to ransomware. New vulnerabilities present a real, and growing risk. In 2024, almost one in four vulnerabilities were exploited on or before they were disclosed in public, according to research by VulnCheck."
Enterprise digitization and AI adoption increase business attack surfaces and require stronger security controls. Unpatched systems remain a leading cause of breaches, with industry estimates attributing around 60% of breaches to unpatched software. The UK identified portals, unpatched servers and firewalls, and insecure remote desktops as common ransomware vectors. In 2024, nearly one in four vulnerabilities were exploited on or before public disclosure. Effective defenses require continuous monitoring of threat intelligence, regular vulnerability scanning, prompt vendor patching policies, and remediation workflows that link testing results to security changes. Manual pentesting remains valuable but is time-consuming, costly, and sometimes disruptive.
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