Businesses are taking too long to fix vulnerabilities

If you saw on the local news that a criminal is targeting houses in your area, would you leave your front door unlocked tonight? Probably not.

Yet this is essentially what many businesses do when they put off fixing system vulnerabilities. And it happens a lot … over two-thirds of businesses are taking more than 24 hours to address serious security issues. 

This statistic is worrying because the longer vulnerabilities remain open, the greater the risk of cyber attacks, data breaches, and major disruptions.

So, what exactly are IT vulnerabilities? 

In simple terms, cyber criminals can use a weakness in your system (like outdated software or misconfigured security settings) to access your business data. Security tools often flag these weaknesses, but responding to them fast enough is where many businesses fall short.

Many businesses have IT staff, but they can get bogged down by manual processes, wasting hours trying to make sense of incomplete data or juggling multiple tools that don’t talk to each other. This slows down response times and increases costs… while your business remains exposed. 

The problem is this: every hour a vulnerability is left unaddressed, is another hour cyber criminals have to exploit it. Luckily, there’s an easy solution. 

Partnering with a reliable IT support provider can make things easier

Instead of your team scrambling to identify and patch vulnerabilities, an expert technology partner (like us) can step in with smarter tools and faster processes. We combine automation and expertise to identify risks, prioritise what needs fixing, and respond quickly to ensure your systems are secure.  

Cyber criminals always look for ways to exploit weaknesses … don’t give them a chance. 

Let us know if we can help simplify things for you.