Chainguard: Billion-Dollar Firms Twice as Likely to Leave Critical Flaws Unpatched

A Chainguard survey of 1,300 security leaders found that 66% of respondents at companies with $1bn+ revenue admit leaving high or critical vulnerabilities unpatched at least sometimes, versus 27% at firms under $250m. 91% say AI-accelerated attacks have changed their jobs more than anything else in the past decade.

• 66% at $1bn+ firms leave high or critical flaws unpatched at least sometimes
• Only 27% at firms under $250m revenue report the same
• 91% say AI-accelerated attacks changed their jobs most in a decade
• 64% of security leaders link burnout to AI-accelerated attacks