Now in its 18th year, the Verizon Business DBIR is one of the industry’s longest standing and leading reports on the current cybersecurity landscape. This year’s report analyzes more than 22,000 security incidents with victims spanning 139 countries, examining significant growth in third-party involvement in breaches, increases in ransomware and examines the average amounts paid and amount of time to patch vulnerabilities, among many other findings.
Segment Resources:
- https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-data-breach-investigations-report
- https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir
This segment is sponsored by Verizon Business! To read the full Verizon Business 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, please visit https://securityweekly.com/verizonrsac.
Alex Pinto is one of the authors and leads the Verizon DBIR team. He joined Verizon in 2018, after it acquired his machine learning-based network detection company, Niddel. Before that, Alex was a Founder of Cipher Security, a worldwide security services provider originated in Brazil and since then acquired by Prosegur. Alex has over 20 years of experience in building security solutions, focused on the application of data science on cybersecurity. He is a frequent speaker in cybersecurity conferences, such as Black Hat and RSA Conference, and holds multiple industry certifications.
