Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is a postmortem of a year's worth of cyber incidents and breaches, and a snapshot of how well organizations are responding to actual threats. Drew and JJ share highlights from the 2026 installment, including:
- For the first time, vulnerability exploits top the list for initial access
- What a drop in victims paying out ransoms might mean for the criminal ransomware industry
- The troubling rise of pretexting and why it's more effective for threat actors than phishing
- How threat actors are using AI
- More
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Links:
Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report - verizon.com/business/resources/reports/2026-dbir-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf
Packet Protector is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is a postmortem of a year's worth of cyber incidents and breaches, and a snapshot of how well organizations are responding to actual threats. Drew and JJ share highlights from the 2026 installment, including:
- For the first time, vulnerability exploits top the list for initial access
- What a drop in victims paying out ransoms might mean for the criminal ransomware industry
- The troubling rise of pretexting and why it's more effective for threat actors than phishing
- How threat actors are using AI
- More
PP113
Links:
Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report - verizon.com/business/resources/reports/2026-dbir-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf
Packet Protector is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
