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Security teams keep finding critical flaws after scheduled testing ends

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Security teams keep finding critical flaws after scheduled testing ends

A Synack report found that 95% of surveyed organizations discovered high or critical vulnerabilities outside their scheduled security testing windows during the past year, with 42% encountering them at least monthly. The finding highlights a gap in continuous vulnerability detection, as enterprise environments change between periodic assessments and leave organizations exposed to newly introduced flaws.

Why it matters: Security teams relying solely on scheduled testing cycles miss critical vulnerabilities introduced between assessments; practitioners should evaluate whether continuous vulnerability scanning or assessment practices would better match their environment's rate of change.

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Security teams keep finding critical flaws after scheduled testing ends

A Synack report on continuous security validation found that 95% of surveyed organizations discovered high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities outside their scheduled testing windows over the past year, with 42% encountering them monthly. The findings highlight gaps in vulnerability detection that occur between planned assessments as enterprise environments continuously evolve.

Why it matters: Security teams relying solely on periodic testing miss active threats; practitioners should evaluate whether continuous or more frequent vulnerability scanning would reduce exposure in their environment.

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Security teams keep finding critical flaws after scheduled testing ends

A Synack report on continuous security validation found that 95% of surveyed organizations discovered high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities outside their scheduled testing windows over the past year, with 42% encountering them monthly. The findings highlight gaps in vulnerability detection that occur between planned assessments as enterprise environments continuously evolve.

Why it matters: Security teams relying solely on periodic testing miss active threats; practitioners should evaluate whether continuous or more frequent vulnerability scanning would reduce exposure in their environment.

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