Verizon.com issued it 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report starting with “Today’s threat landscape is shifting. Get the latest updates on real-world breaches and help safeguard your organization from cybersecurity attacks.” The 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (https://www.verizon.com/business/en-gb/resources/reports/dbir/) included these “Top Takeaways:”
*30% of breaches were linked to third-party involvement, twice as much as last year, and driven in part by vulnerability exploitation and business interruptions
*34% increase in attackers exploiting vulnerabilities to gain initial access and cause security breaches compared to last year’s report
*54 of perimeter-device vulnerabilities were fully remediated by organizations in the past year, while almost half remained unresolved
*44% of all breaches analyzed showed ransomware was present, marking a notable rise from last year’s report
No big surprises, but you need to review this Verizon Report!
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/no-surprises-in-annual-verizon-2025-data-breach-investigations-report