2025 Verizon DBIR Highlights

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Welcome to Cybersecurity Growth. A show for aspiring and existing cybersecurity leaders.

Highlight reel of the 2025 Verizon DBIR. Organized into 10 clear areas of focus, to help you quickly identify data points that you can use to quickly build business cases and focus on risk areas.

00:00 ...coming up

00:13 introduction & agenda

05:21 who are you wearing?

07:51 this week in cyber - Prepping for Hacker Summer Camp?

09:05 sponsorship - Cybersecurity Growth Membership E-Learning & Community

10:29 hot topic - 2025 Verizon DBIR Highlights

10:48 1. Largest dataset to date

13:12 2. System Intrusions explode

17:05 3. Third‑party risk doubles

21:57 4. Edge/VPN vulnerabilities skyrocket

24:48 5. Credential chaos reigns

30:43 6. Ransomware relentless—but payments drop

32:19 7. Human factor still deadly

36:32 8. Espionage rising

37:46 9. Secrets & GenAI pose new threats

42:06 10. Eye-popping BEC losses

43:50 Why This Matters

10:29 Final takeaway

50:32 sponsorship - Cybersecurity Growth Merch Store

51:00 upcoming shows

52:01 That’s a Wrap

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