From the recently discovered Shellshock threat to the infamous Heartbleed bug and the ever - growing strength of DDoS attacks, there is no time of peace and you should always assume your business is at risk and could potentially experience costly downtime if you're ill - prepared.
The Heartbleed and Shellshock (Bash) flaws took years to discover, for instance — with the Shellshock flaw reported as being present for nearly 25 years!