Zero-day

Understanding Zero-day Threats and Their Impact on Cybersecurity

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

0-Day vulnerabilities are a vulnerability in the wild, without any vendor patch. The zero means “before the patch exists.” Typically, 0-days are discovered before good security researchers and developers are aware of them—and before they can issue a patch—zero-day vulnerabilities pose a higher risk to users for the following reasons. First, cybercriminals race to exploit these vulnerabilities to cash in on their schemes. Second, vulnerable systems are exposed until a patch is issued by the vendor and the patch is installed by all the vendor’s customers.

Contrast is the clear customers’ choice

Contrast is named a Customers’ Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer”: Application Security Testing report. With the highest percentage of 5-star ratings, this is the third consecutive year Contrast has received this powerful endorsement from customers.

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