Software vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit or are already actively exploiting are a critical component of evolving cyberthreat landscape.
In this report, Kaspersky researchers present a series of insightful statistical and analytical snapshots relating to the trends in the emergence of new vulnerabilities and exploits, as well as the most prevalent vulnerabilities being used by attackers. Additionally, they take a close look at several noteworthy vulnerabilities discovered in Q1 2024.
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Source: Kaspersky
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