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Prioritizing Flaws Based on Severity Increasingly Ineffective: Study

November 9, 2018

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The large number of vulnerabilities found every year has made it increasingly difficult for organizations to effectively prioritize the security holes exposing their applications and networks, according to a new report published on Wednesday by Tenable.

The company, which helps organizations reduce their cyber risk, has conducted a detailed analysis of the flaws discovered last year and in the first half of 2018.

Tenable has counted all the common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) identifiers assigned last year and determined that there were 15,038 new flaws discovered, compared to 9,837 in 2016, which represents an increase of more than 50%. There has been an increase of 27% in the number of vulnerabilities disclosed in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017, and the security firm estimates that this year the count could reach 18,000-19,000.

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