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Original research on the end-of-life software threat landscape — data from real scans, real environments, and real attack patterns targeting financial institutions.

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Annual Report — 2025
State of EOL Software in Financial Services 2025
Our flagship annual report analyzing EOL/EOS software exposure across 200+ financial institutions. Includes breach correlation data, regulatory finding trends, and a full breakdown of the most commonly exploited legacy software in banking environments.
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200+
Institutions
Analyzed
14mo
Avg EOL Dwell
Time
68%
Breaches Tied to
Known CVEs
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State of EOL 2025
Secure Endpoint Research
2025
Report Library

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Q1 2026 — Threat Brief
OpenSSL Legacy Versions: Still the #1 EOL Risk in Banking
Analysis of OpenSSL 1.0.x and 1.1.x exposure across enterprise financial networks — why it persists and what it costs when exploited.
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Q4 2025 — Threat Brief
Windows Server 2012 R2: The EOL Timebomb Still Ticking
Over 34% of scanned financial networks still carry at least one Windows Server 2012 R2 instance. This report breaks down why it's so hard to remove and how attackers are targeting it.
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Q3 2025 — Research
The Patch Gap: 14 Months from EOL to Detection
Data from 18 months of customer scans revealing how long EOL software typically goes undetected — and which software categories are the worst offenders.
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Q2 2025 — Regulatory Analysis
FFIEC Examination Trends: What Examiners Are Finding
Analysis of FFIEC examination findings from 2023–2025, with a focus on EOL software citations and what banks with clean audits are doing differently.
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Q1 2025 — Threat Brief
SQL Server 2014 and 2016: The Hidden Core Banking Risk
Legacy SQL Server instances are deeply embedded in core banking workflows. This report covers the scale of exposure and the breach patterns exploiting it.
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Q4 2024 — Annual Report
State of EOL Software in Financial Services 2024
Our inaugural annual report, establishing the baseline data on EOL software exposure across the financial sector. The predecessor to the 2025 edition.
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