Verizon Data Breach Report: Web Application Attacks Skyrocket, Espionage Dips

Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), released Tuesday, analyzed 32,002 security incidents and 3,950 data breaches across 16 industry verticals. While cyber-espionage attacks and malware decreased, other trends, such as security "errors" (like misconfigurations, etc.), denial of service (DoS) attack and web application attacks saw startling growth.