2020 vulnerabilities expected to exceed last year's

With 11,121 vulnerabilities disclosed during the first half of 2020, as the year progresses the total is expected to exceed that of 2019. Although the number of vulnerabilities disclosed in the first half of 2020 decreased by 8.2 percent compared to the same period in 2019 due to the impact of COVID-19, but the Q2 vulnerability report from Risk Based Security does suggest some signs of a return to 'normal' levels. Out of the vulnerabilities aggregated during the mid year, 818 were the result of the 'Vulnerability Fujiwhara Effect', a term adopted by Risk Based Security to describe the events… [Continue Reading]