According to the DBIR 2026 report 31% of breaches exploited technical vulnerabilities. I expect this number to continuing rising as the next generation of AI models, like Anthropic's Mythos, become available to hackers. Technical exploitation simply becomes easier for a much larger community of adversaries.
Now, let's round out that picture by understanding that 62% of breaches included some element of human risk, because people are still in the loop and have access to important systems and data. We cannot forget that cybersecurity foundations go beyond just technology, as it also involves people and the processes which connect the two.
I created several video shorts, discussing interesting aspects of this year's DBIR, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@CybersecurityInsights/shorts
