I know this line of reasoning is tempting, but it simply doesn't hold up under scrutiny. Even scriptkiddies know where to get "sploits". The difference is, we w

I know this line of reasoning is tempting, but it simply doesn't hold up under scrutiny. Even scriptkiddies know where to get "sploits". The difference is, we won't get those as part of our security tool subscription, so we won't have an easy way to test. There's no hiding when the necessary patches point out exactly where the vulnerability is. Your only choice is to patch immediately. Lamenting the availability of PoC tools for whitehats isn't going to reduce your chances of being hit by a blackhat one iota.