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Verizon's "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report" ("DBIR") finds that exploits are now involved in 31% of initial access for breaches, while patching lags too far behind the bad guys.
May 19, 2026
Defenders are dealing with an influx of vulnerabilities like never before, and patch prioritization has never been more critical, according to Verizon Business's "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report" ("DBIR"). This year's report confirmed several ongoing trends on the vulnerability exploitation and around threat actors abusing AI, for example — but the "2026 DBIR" more broadly promotes sticking to the cybersecurity fundamentals as the industry undergoes massive change.
