Verizon's 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report: 5 key takeaways
SC Magazine, Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Verizon published its 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) Wednesday, highlighting the interplay between actions and attack vectors that provide the initial pathway for breaches.
The 100-page report is the 17th annual Verizon DBIR, covering cybersecurity incidents and data breaches between Nov. 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023. With nearly 30,500 incidents and a record 10,626 confirmed data breaches across 94 countries analyzed for the report, the 2024 DBIR provides a comprehensive view of the global threat landscape with some changes to its analysis method compared with previous years' reports.