The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report confirms what security leaders have been watching in real time: cyber risk is expanding faster than most programs are built to handle.
Key findings from the 2026 DBIR:
- Third-party breach involvement reached 48% of total breaches—up 60% from the prior year
- Vulnerability exploitation is now the #1 initial access vector at 31%, overtaking credential abuse
- Ransomware appeared in 48% of all breaches, even as ransom payments continued to decline
- Only 26% of CISA KEV vulnerabilities were fully remediated in 2025
- Shadow AI is rising—45% of employees are now regular AI users on corporate devices, up from 15%
SAFE Security is a proud contributor to the 2026 DBIR.
