Approximately one-third of serious issues are never resolved by the organizations in the financial services industry, contributing to backlog and systemic risk.

The half-life for serious findings is 147 days in the financial services industry. This metric, which accounts for unresolved vulnerabilities, places FS ninth overall out of the thirteen measured industries.

The financial services industry resolves about two-thirds (66.7%) of serious findings. This ranks the industry 10 out of the 13 industries Cobalt researched.