The 2026 Verizon DBIR

The post summarizes the 2026 Verizon DBIR and Enzoic analysis, highlighting a marked increase in initial access via exploitation of vulnerabilities (now >30%), worsening patch remediation rates and timelines, persistent credential compromise and infostealer activity linked to ransomware, and the growing operational use of LLMs to automate phishing and exploit development — stressing that defenders should reinforce foundational controls (patching, MFA, password hygiene, education) as AI accelerates existing attack techniques.