Cyber security · Interactive model

The Exposure Window

A serious vulnerability follows a predictable timeline: it's disclosed, attackers weaponize it within days, and a patch is released. The only variable you control is the last one — when you actually apply it. Slide your patch cadence and watch the shaded window of exposure grow. "Patch faster" stops being nagging and becomes geometry.

attacker capability your exposure window patch available
30days exposed after patch
total exposed days
relative breach risk