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Fully patched firewalls accept unauthorized SSO logins. Eighteen-month-old hypervisor patches enter active exploitation. Destructive malware deploys against NATO-aligned power infrastructure. Eleven-year-old authentication bypasses surface in coordinated campaigns.
Remediation status is decaying faster than compliance cycles can verify it.
AUDIENCE_SCOPE: CISO_ONLY
VERDICT_MODE: INSTITUTIONAL_FRAME
PRESSURE_CLASS: CONVERGENT
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