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Patch Zero Days In 15 Minutes Or

Be Breached

By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached

Patch Zero Day Software Bugs in 15 Minutes Before the Hackers Arrive

Domestic and International hacker groups are now targeting Zero Day vulnerabilities within 15 minutes
of their public disclosure. A Zero Day vulnerability is a recent discovered software bug that hackers can
use to attack and compromise application or operating system software. The term "Zero Day" refers to
the fact that the software vendor just learned of the software bug. This means the software vendor has
“Zero Days” to fix the issue. A Zero Day attack occurs when hackers exploit the software flaw before
software development teams have a chance to apply a fix for the software vulnerability.

Most organizations cannot apply software patches to production software within 15 minutes of public
disclosure of a Zero Day to prevent hacker attacks that can result in data breaches and ransomware
attacks. Palo Alto Networks reported in 2022 that hackers typically start scanning for Zero Day
vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of the Zero Day being announced. Once a Zero Day software bug has
been publicly announces a fix may not be released immediately. Hackers are aware of this and begin
initiating cyber attacks immediately. As a result Zero Days are are big business for both cyber criminals
and government-backed hacking teams.

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