Patching vulnerabilities quickly significantly decreases the risk of incurring cybersecurity breaches, according to new research. The groundbreaking study, which was published on March 25, 2025, identifies a strong link between patching protocols and companies’ Cyber Risk Index (CRI), which is used to measure the likelihood of an organization suffering an attack.
Shockingly, the report also finds that 78% of successful breaches in the past quarter exploited vulnerabilities that could have been prevented by available patches, but which had not been implemented. This highlights a pervasive carelessness within multiple industries where cybersecurity is concerned.
According to our recent “Impact of Technology on the Workplace” report, just 1.6% of senior leaders can correctly identify a phishing scam, while 19% are unable to correctly define “two-factor authentication” (2FA). With the threat landscape evolving rapidly, it’s clear that businesses are not doing enough to counter the rise in cybersecurity breaches.
