THE PATCH WINDOW IS COLLAPSING: WHY SECURITY NEEDS A NEW CONTROL PLANE

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AI-accelerated exploit development has compressed the vulnerability exploitation window to mere hours, fundamentally outpacing traditional enterprise patch validation cycles. To bridge this critical exposure gap, shift toward network-enforced control planes that actively contain threats while permanent patches are tested. By deploying immediate compensating measures like dynamic segmentation and adaptive rate limiting, security teams can secure vulnerable assets without disrupting operations. Network-level stream throttling successfully mitigates the active threat without forcing organizations to completely disable the vulnerable protocol.