From helpnetsecurity.com
![](https://img.helpnetsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/09103202/organize.jpg)
With more than 550,000 new malware samples being discovered every day, closing the security gaps that enable these cyberthreats to access systems should be a priority for organizations. Unfortunately, many are leaving themselves needlessly exposed to risk.
Exploits are often associated with zero-day attacks that take advantage of vulnerabilities not yet known to the software provider, which means there are no patches yet available. A study by Google revealed there were 24 zero-days vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in 2020.