Verizon DBIR

Vulnerability Exploitation Overtakes Stolen Credentials As The #1 Breach Vector

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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

AXA XL Expands Cyber Insurance for SMBs Amid Soaring Ransomware Threats – Key Hire Announced

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Demand Grows for Cyber Coverage AXA XL is expanding its cyber insurance offerings to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). This move is designed to meet the growing demand for cyber coverage among SMBs and address the increasing threat of cyberattacks. This move follows alarming findings in Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, which revealed that … Read more

Verizon Data Breach Report Warns SMBs and Global Firms of Surging Cyber Threats

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Small Businesses Face Ransomware Reckoning Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Report (DBIR) highlights a dramatic rise in global cyberattacks. Among the 12,195 confirmed data breaches analyzed, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) bore the brunt, especially from ransomware attacks. A staggering 88% of SMB breaches involved ransomware. That is more than double the rate seen in larger … Read more