Tackling Vulnerabilities & Errors Head-on for Proactive Security

This commentary summarizes Verizon's DBIR findings that vulnerability exploitation has risen sharply (about 180%) and error-related breaches increased roughly fivefold, citing supply-chain risks and the MOVEit breach as examples; it stresses the growing importance of secure-by-design software, third-party risk management, network segmentation, and automated posture management to mitigate risks caused by software weaknesses and human error.