Billion-Dollar Companies Twice as Likely to Leave Critical Vulnerabilities Unpatched
Chainguard survey finds billion-dollar firms twice as likely to leave critical flaws unpatched.
A Chainguard-commissioned survey of 1,300 cybersecurity leaders, conducted by Wakefield Research in September 2026, found 66% of leaders at companies above $1 billion in revenue sometimes leave high or critical vulnerabilities unpatched, versus 27% at firms under $250 million. Larger companies cited operational disruption and revenue priorities; smaller ones cited testing capacity. Ninety-one percent said AI-accelerated attacks changed their jobs more than anything else in a decade, and 93% worry they cannot remediate AI-driven exploits quickly enough.
- 66% of leaders at $1bn-plus firms sometimes leave high or critical flaws unpatched.
- 27% of leaders at companies under $250m reported the same practice.
- Large firms cite disruption and revenue priority; smaller firms cite testing limits.
- 91% say AI-accelerated attacks changed their jobs more than anything else.
- Wakefield surveyed 1,300 directors-plus across 10 markets in September 2026.
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New Chainguard research reveals larger companies struggle to patch vulnerabilities due to business priorities and operational disruption
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