It’s time for the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), a compendium of cybersecurity and malware trends that offers some of the best analyses in our field. It examines more than 5,000 data breaches collected from 80 partners from around the world. This year’s DBIR offers practical advice on improving your security posture and tips for making yourself much less of a target. From the SolarWinds attack to the growth in ransomware, there is a lot to discuss.

As shown above, we’re patching more and we’re patching faster. And we are generally getting better at detecting attacks in a timely manner. You can read more in my latest blog for Avast here.