Microsoft Reveals 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover and Privilege Escalation

Microsoft’s new research shows that attackers pick flaws that give them control of a system. About 78% of vulnerabilities exploited in real attacks let an attacker take over a system or raise their privileges.

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CSN Cyber Security News Microsoft Reveals 78% of Exploited Vulnerabilities Enable System Takeover and Privilege Escalation · Tushar Subhra Dutta 7:31 AM

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