One of the great “must reads” for us cybersecurity wonks is the annual DBIR (Data Breach and Incident Response), issued by Verizon every year since 2008. While never dull, the DBIR is not a light read and comes in at a meaty 115 pages this year. While we at Appalachia are delighted to stuff our horns with popcorn and study every last page, we realize that not everyone can make the time to fully digest this comprehensive treatise. To that end, we have taken the time to write an executive summary of the DBIR for readers of our blog – because we care, and we don’t want you missing reruns or tee time.
This year’s DBIR is broken up into 8 major sections: Introduction, Results and Analysis, Incident Classification Patterns, Industries, SMB, Regions, Wrap-up, and Appendices. Let’s dig in by getting a sense of the sheer amount of work that the DBIR team puts in here: