Verizon Business
The business division of Verizon Communications, providing networks and security services to companies and governments. Its security team publishes the annual Data Breach Investigations Report on how breaches happen.
At a glance
- Entity level
- Unit within an organisation
- Type
- Unit of a company
- Part of
- Verizon Communications
- Also known as
- Verizon DBIR
- Flagship output
- Data Breach Investigations Report (latest: 2026 DBIR, May 2026)
- Category
- Cyber & technology risk
- Tier
- Tier 1: Most widely cited annual breach dataset; referenced by boards, regulators and media worldwide.
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Coverage
- Global: 31,000+ incidents and 22,000+ confirmed breaches across 145 countries, all sectors.
- Public access
- Free
- Latest activity seen
- 25 May 2026
- Evidence
- Active in 2025 to 26
How it produces intelligence
Analysis of incident and breach cases contributed by Verizon and partners including police forces, security firms and CSIRTs; 31,000+ incidents in 2026.
Risk themes
Focus regions
Links
What it publishes
| Output | Type | Cadence | Latest edition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Breach Investigations Report | Threat report | Annual | 2026 DBIR | May 2026 | Read report |
Latest findings
Recent public risk calls by Verizon Business, summarised in our own words. They are its views, not 311's. Follow each source for the original.
Exploiting software vulnerabilities caused 31% of breaches, overtaking stolen credentials (13%) as the leading way attackers get in.
25 May 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: Help Net Security: lessons from Verizon DBIR 2026Only 26% of critical known-exploited vulnerabilities were fully fixed in 2025, down from 38%, and median time to fix rose to 43 days.
25 May 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: Help Net Security: lessons from Verizon DBIR 2026Ransomware featured in 48% of breaches, up from 44%, though 69% of victims refused to pay.
25 May 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: Help Net Security: lessons from Verizon DBIR 2026Supply-chain breaches rose 60%, and a third party was involved in nearly half of all breaches.
25 May 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: Help Net Security: lessons from Verizon DBIR 2026Shadow AI is spreading: two-thirds of staff using AI on work devices did so through personal accounts, and regular AI use tripled to 45%.
25 May 2026 · Horizon: 2026 · Source: Help Net Security: lessons from Verizon DBIR 2026
Questions about Verizon Business
What is Verizon Business?
The business division of Verizon Communications, providing networks and security services to companies and governments. Its security team publishes the annual Data Breach Investigations Report on how breaches happen.
How does Verizon Business produce its intelligence?
Analysis of incident and breach cases contributed by Verizon and partners including police forces, security firms and CSIRTs; 31,000+ incidents in 2026.
Where is Verizon Business based?
Verizon Business is based in New York, United States.
What does Verizon Business cover?
Its work covers cyber, technology & ai, terrorism & crime, with a focus on Global.
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