The State of Exposure Management in 2025: Insights From 3,000+ Organizations

## Executive summary: Intruder’s 2025 Exposure Management Index analyzes data from 3,000+ small and midsize businesses and finds a roughly 20% increase in high-severity vulnerabilities year‑on‑year alongside improved remediation (89% of critical issues fixed within 30 days in 2025); the report warns that generative AI is accelerating exploit development and is stressing lean security teams.