Vulnerability exploitation rising as the root cause of many breaches

More evidence has emerged that attackers are turning to vulnerabilities rather than phishing as a means for breaking into corporate systems. Incident response firm LevelBlue’s Q3 findings show that vulnerability exploitation accounted for 14% of initial access cases, up from 4% in Q2. The finding represents more of a comeback than a fresh surge because in Q1 LevelBlue already recorded vulnerabilities as the root caus…

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