Google’s Project Zero is Google’s in-house team of cybersecurity experts and analysts who review advanced threats that have discovered a record number of exploits in 2021. In a blog post , the team, called Project Zero, announced that its vulnerability and exploit-free days have reached a record 58. Project Zero was founded in 2014. In 2015, the team released currently 28 exploits, down to 25 by 2020. The growing number of cyberattacks and the popularity of cryptocurrencies could be the reason behind this spike. But according to Google, the spike detected this time is due to improvements in detecting and reporting zero-day occurrences.
In one blog postthe Project Zero The group has stated that most uses of the zero-day exploit are “similar to previously publicly known security vulnerabilities.” Only two facts stand out about “technological sophistication”. So the incremented number doesn’t indicate a more dangerous situation than the year before when it comes to zero-day vulnerabilities.
If you’re wondering what exactly a zero-day vulnerability is, here’s the answer. Zero-day vulnerability stands for security holes that are new to developers. As a result, they don’t have any date to fix the vulnerability. Undetected zero-day vulnerabilities can lead to data breaches and ransomware attacks.
While By Google Project Zero focuses on better detection methods, it does not ignore the need to reduce the risk of zero-day vulnerabilities. Online security remains a major concern for individual users as well as businesses.
To keep yourself protected from malware and ransomware, you should keep your software up to date. Regular software updates fix bugs that can cause some data breaches. Using good antivirus and VPN software is the next step to keeping your online activity safe and secure.
Project Zero is striving to “do 0 days of hard work”. However, the team faced a challenge. The blog post adds, “Unfortunately, attackers actively using the 0-day exploit do not share the 0 days they are using or the percentage of 0 days we are missing in the process.” our trackers, so we’ll never know exactly what zero-day percentage is currently being found and publicly disclosed.”
Project Zero has also shared a spreadsheet where it has been tracking zero-day mining activities since 2014.
