The $47 Billion Security Debt: How Pandemic-Era Edge Infrastructure Became 2025's Most Exploited Attack Surface
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The security bill for pandemic-era infrastructure deployments has arrived—with devastating interest. Edge devices hastily deployed during 2020 lockdowns have become the most exploited attack surface of 2025, responsible for 67% of initial breach vectors. Nation-state groups are systematically hunting VPN gateways, firewalls, and remote access solutions that were "temporarily" deployed five years ago and never properly secured. With $47 billion in breach costs tied to edge compromises this year, the time for emergency action is now.