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Cybersecurity Chaos: Attackers Exploit Vulnerabilities in Just 22 Minutes, Says Cloudflare
Threat actors are weaponizing proof-of-concept exploits within 22 minutes of public release, Cloudflare’s Application Security report for 2024 reveals. With an average of 57 million HTTP requests per second, Cloudflare fights to keep up, noting that 6.8% of all internet traffic is DDoS-related. AI assistance…
Hot Take:
Well, it seems the cybercriminals have really embraced their inner Usain Bolt. With attack speeds that would make even The Flash jealous, defenders need to step up their game or risk being left in the dust. The solution? AI, because obviously, humans can’t keep up with these digital sprinters.
Key Points:
- Attackers weaponize PoC exploits as quickly as 22 minutes after publication.
- Cloudflare processes 57 million HTTP requests per second, seeing spikes in CVE scanning and command injections.
- Top targeted CVEs include flaws in Apache, ColdFusion, and MobileIron products.
- 6.8% of daily internet traffic consists of DDoS attacks, a significant increase from the previous year.
- AI is touted as the necessary tool to match the pace of these rapid cyber threats.
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