Why fixing vulnerabilities is no longer enough in 2025 — and what modern leaders must do instead Introduction: Security Has Outgrown the Bug-Fixing Era For years, most organizations have treated security as a never-ending vulnerability backlog : More SAST findings More pen-test reports More CVEs More dashboards showing “critical issues to fix” That mindset is now outdated . Because the last five years of data and high-impact incidents all point to the same conclusion: Vulnera