Vulnerability Counts Doubled. Exploited Flaws Rose 37%, Talos Says.

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AI models are finding software flaws at a record pace, Cisco Talos says. Additions to the list of known exploited vulnerabilities grew far more slowly. Talos expects the surge to level off once AI works through old code. Published software vulnerabilities rose 105% from a year earlier, Cisco Talos researchers wrote on Oct. 20. Additions … Read more

Patch Tuesday Just Hit 1,411 Flaws. Coalition Bets On A Handful Of Alerts.

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Microsoft fixed 1,411 flaws this week, its fourth record release in five months. Cyber insurer Coalition says it sent 49 zero-day alerts in the three months to 1 August, and most policyholders got none. Its picks show how vulnerability prioritization works, and what an insurer’s alerts can’t see. Microsoft fixed 1,411 security flaws on 13 … Read more

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