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Retail firms average 10 days to remediate exposures.

Publisher	Intruder
Report	2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures
Published	12 May 2026
Topics	Retail, Remediation, Vulnerability Management

Published by Intruder in 2026 ASM Index: the most common attack surface exposures , 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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