In 2024, the average Time-to-Exploit (TTE) i.e., the time between a vulnerability’s public disclosure and its active exploitation dropped from 32 days to just 5 days! This drastic …

Oct 15, 2024 · Time-to-exploit (TTE) is our metric for defining the average time taken to exploit a vulnerability before or after a patch is released. Historically, our analyses have seen reduced...

Oct 23, 2024 · It only takes five days on average for attackers to exploit a vulnerability, according to a new report. New research by cybersecurity firm Mandiant provides eyebrow-raising …

Mar 18, 2025 · Two common malware time scale metrics — dwell time and time to exploit — are rapidly shortening, making it harder for defenders to find and neutralize threats.

Oct 17, 2024 · Google’s Mandiant has sounded the alarm about how quickly cybercriminals start exploiting vulnerabilities. In 70% of cases, it’s a zero-day. For the remainder, cybercriminals …

Feb 14, 2025 · In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, a stark new reality has emerged: the window for exploiting vulnerabilities has drastically reduced to an average of just three days.

Mar 26, 2025 · The average time-to-exploit (TTE) for vulnerabilities disclosed in 2023 plummeted to just five days in 2024, down from 32 days in prior years. Some attackers weaponized new …

Feb 28, 2023 · The figures are taken from Rapid7’s 2022 Vulnerability Intelligence Report, an annual publication commenced in 2020. The most worrying finding today is the time from …

A zero-day is a vulnerability which is known and can be exploited by attackers, but has no available patch, while an n-day is a vulnerability for which a patch is available before an exploit.

The Mean Time to Hack reveals how long, on average, a contract survives before being exploited. A high mean suggests some contracts remain vulnerable for long periods before being …