Critical Cyber Vulnerabilities Outpace Enterprise Response, Zscaler Says

• Critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities are outpacing enterprise response capacity, increasing exposure as AI-assisted research shortens the window between discovery and attack.
• Two critical web application flaws exposed internet-facing servers to unauthenticated remote code execution in October; exploitation was underway before emergency patches.
• Microsoft patched more than 1,400 vulnerabilities in one October release, exceeding its total for all of 2025.
• Boards should assess security staffing, patch prioritization and compensating controls as rising vulnerability volumes strain enterprise defenses.
• Zero Trust access controls can reduce internet-facing exposure when organizations cannot patch quickly enough.

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