India’s cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, has urged organizations to patch, mitigate, or isolate known exploited vulnerabilities affecting internet-facing “crown jewel” systems within 12 hours where feasible, warning that AI-assisted attacks are dramatically compressing the time between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation.
The recommendation, part of a sweeping new CERT-In blueprint on defending against AI-assisted cyber exploitation, signals a significant escalation in expectations around enterprise vulnerability management, exposure reduction, and operational resilience.
The 38-page framework also recommends one-day remediation for critical externally exposed vulnerabilities, three days...