India, May 29 -- Security teams are not losing the vulnerability race because they lack alerts. They are losing time because too many alerts look urgent, while only a smaller set reflects what attackers are actually using.

Proofpoint's new Active Exploits Protection is built around that problem. The company says the solution uses live email and network telemetry to identify vulnerabilities being exploited in real attacks, then turns that intelligence into protections across email security, network controls, and security operations workflows.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing the speed and volume of vulnerability discovery. Proofpoint's research notes that National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CVE submissions in ...