Verizon’s 2024 DBIR Unpacked: From Ransomware Evolution to Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Qualys' analysis of the Verizon 2024 DBIR summarizes a sharp rise in vulnerability exploitation (noting a 180% increase), growth in ransomware and extortion activity including zero-day usage (e.g., MOVEit), and escalating supply-chain and credential-based attacks; it urges rapid patching, zero-trust, combined agent/agentless vulnerability management, and improved user education to mitigate these evolving threats.