The headline items from the 2024 Verizon DBIR include a 180% jump in vulnerability exploitation from 2023's numbers, and non-malicious employee elements continuing to play a role in over two-thirds of breaches as phishing remains a major threat.
The annual Verizon DBIR provides further confirmation that attackers are showing a renewed interest in social engineering, particularly in conjunction with business email compromise (BEC) attacks. And the average financial damage of a ransomware attack has doubled and is almost certain to cost organizations at least $1 million to remediate.
