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Shankar Somasundaram , CEO of Asimily any abnormal activity in the network and catch anything that might have been missed .
Zero-day vulnerabilities are rapidly increasing
Last year , Mandiant found that 40 % of all zero-day attacks in the previous ten years occurred in 2021 alone . It ’ s a safe bet that a new report will soon confirm 2022 as a record-breaking year for zero-day threats as well . More zero-day vulnerabilities are being recognised now than ever before , and it will only get worse as new exploits get released . With the corresponding increase in black market Exploit-as-a-Service offerings , attackers are multiplying and are easily equipped to leverage zero-day vulnerabilities .
Identifying and managing zero-day threats
To mitigate zero-day risks , healthcare organisations should begin by comprehensively studying their inventory : devices , services , applications , connectivity , etc . Understanding those assets is the first requirement for securing them .
Organisations then need to then understand the potential attack vectors in their environment . Open ports communicating
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