"Number of New Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) Expected to Increase in 2023"
The cyber insurance company Coalition predicts that in 2023, there will be more than 1,900 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) every month, including 270 high-severity and 155 critical-severity vulnerabilities, a 13 percent rise from 2022. According to Coalition, most CVEs are exploited within 90 days of being made public, with the majority being abused within the first 30 days. The report is based on information gathered from Coalition's active risk management and reduction technology, combining data from underwriting and claims, Internet scans, and the company's global network of honeypot sensors. Over 90 percent of organizations scanned in the last year were found to have at least one exposed, unencrypted service. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is still the most frequently scanned protocol by attackers, indicating that old protocols are still being used with new vulnerabilities to infiltrate systems. This article continues to discuss key findings from Coalition's Cyber Threat Index 2023 report.