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Verizon’s 2026 DBIR Covers 22,000 Confirmed Breaches Across 145 Countries For years, the answer to “how did they get in?” was the same: a stolen password. That answer changed in 2025. Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, the 19th annual edition and the largest dataset the report has ever produced, finds vulnerability exploitation has overtaken … Read more
Every year the count grows. In 2025, researchers published more than 48,000 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, an 18 percent jump from 2024. The instinct is to treat that as 48,000 problems. But supply chain vulnerability management is about determining which issues matter most. Black Kite’s 2026 Supply Chain Vulnerability Report arrives with a different conclusion. … Read more
Imagine you’ve just completed three acquisitions in a year and a half. Now your CFO is asking for a cyber risk management update for the board, but your security team is overwhelmed with manual assessments across many business units. No one can agree on the total exposure. This is exactly the challenge Resilience Arc aims … Read more
Picture your insurer reaching out before a breach happens, not just after. That’s the approach AXA XL is taking. The global specialty insurer has launched a new Prevention Business Unit, its fifth major division. The idea is straightforward: the best claim is the one that never occurs. Libby Benet, AXA XL’s Global Chief Underwriting Officer, … Read more
Marsh has ranked cyber risk as the number one concern facing organizations worldwide. The finding comes from the firm’s 2026 People Risk report. The report draws on responses from 4,517 HR and risk professionals across 26 markets. Its timing is significant. Just two months earlier, Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israel military strike on Iran, … Read more