The Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR): Six Trends You Can’t Ignore

The 2025 DBIR analysis highlights a sharp rise in vulnerability exploitation as an initial access vector (20% of breaches), an increase in ransomware presence (44% of breaches) with disproportionate impact on SMBs, doubled third-party involvement (30%), and notable risks from infostealers and GenAI usage; it urges prioritized vulnerability/patch management, third-party security controls, and improved detection and incident response.