Research Report: Vulnerability and Threat Trends in 2020
Look back at the vulnerability and threat trends which defined 2019 and will shape your 2020 security strategies.
Create Informed Security Strategies
The 2020 Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report keeps track of the changes shaping the threat landscape, including the new vulnerabilities, exploits and malware in play. Key findings of the report include:
New CVE reports stabilized, with medium-severity vulnerabilities increasing
The number of new vulnerabilities reported over 2019 increased by a modest 3.8 percent. Of the new reports, 40 percent are medium-severity vulnerabilities, up from 34 percent last year.
Microsoft vulnerabilities increased over 2019
The number of new vulnerabilities within Windows OSs increased by 66 percent between 2018 and 2019, making Microsoft the owner of the industry’s most vulnerable operating systems.
Cybercriminals are becoming more creative
Criminals have been selling more creative exploit kits over the course of 2019, including pseud0-exploit kits and others which enable sophisticated malvertising campaigns.
Influential vulnerabilities are an increasing concern
Influential vulnerabilities, or those with a broad reach across multiple vendors, are becoming more common. These include flaws found by Netflix, Intel, PDFs and IPnet.
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