AppSec research found 33,000 vulnerabilities in websites protected by AppTrana in Q2, 2023, with 31% unfixed for 180+ days. Previous data breaches, such as Equifax in 2017, stress the importance of patching known vulnerabilities. Immediate protection can be achieved with virtual patching, inspecting web application traffic and blocking attacks. Apptrana blocked 1.1 billion malicious requests in Q2, 2023 with virtual patching. Security vulnerabilities and protective strategies are important to prevent cyber threats.
IoT and ransomware are big security risks, and health systems feel unprepared
US healthcare organizations are facing an increasing number of sophisticated cybersecurity threats, with almost 400 entities reporting incidents linked to ransomware in 2024. Half of
