Security operations by the numbers: 30 cybersecurity stats that matter

A consolidated overview of 2023–2024 cybersecurity trends, this report compiles industry statistics on breaches and attack vectors (phishing, vulnerability exploits, credential abuse), growing use of living-off-the-land techniques and cloud metadata abuse, sharp increases in cryptojacking and infostealers, persistent vulnerability exposure, and significant software supply chain risks. It also summarizes ransomware activity (overall volume decline with regional variance), the rising cost of data breaches, and incident response improvements (reduced dwell time, external detection prevalence, and faster MTTR with AI/automation), providing a data-driven snapshot of the current threat and defense landscape.