From 48 Hours to Minutes: Why Time-to-Exploit Is Shrinking Faster Than Patch Cycles
From 48 Hours to Minutes: Why Time-to-Exploit Is Shrinking Faster Than Patch Cycles TL;DR The window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation is collapsing. What once took weeks now happens in 24 to 48 hours for serious vulnerabilities. Security researchers project this timeline will compress to minutes by 2028. Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday addressed 78 vulnerabilities