Report: Vulnerability analysis backlog spurred by NIST database slowdown results in significant information shortage

A massive shortfall in available vulnerability information resulting from the slowdown of a key service offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology has left organizations susceptible to cyber attacks that could have been avoided, according to research from vulnerability intelligence company VulnCheck.

“With the recent slowdown of the NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), it's crucial to understand the gravity of the situation. Nation-state threat actors and ransomware gangs continue to target organizations with devastating consequences, while our own...