The Top Vulnerabilities Exploited by Cybercriminals


By Kevin Townsend

Cybercriminals are shifting their focus from Adobe to Microsoft consumer products, and are now concentrating more on targeted attacks than on web-based exploit kits.

Each year, Recorded Future provides an analysis of criminal chatter on the dark web in its Top Ten Vulnerabilities Report. It does this because it perceives a weakness in traditional vulnerability databases and scanning tools — they do not indicate which vulnerabilities are currently being exploited, nor to what extent. Reliance on vulnerability lists alone cannot say where patching and remediation efforts should be prioritized.

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Via:: Security Week