Teams digging out of security debt need to answer only two simple questions: Which vulnerabilities in our systems are exposed, and how long should they stay that way?
June 18, 2026
Security teams already know they have too many vulnerabilities. What they often underestimate is how much of that risk remains exposed.
Right now, 82% of organizations carry security debt. These are vulnerabilities that have been open for more than a year. At the same time, flaws that are both severe and likely to be exploited are increasing.
That combination is what turns a backlog into real risk. Vulnerabilities are not just being discovered. They are persisting in production systems long enough to be found and used.
