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#181 - Inside the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
May 13, 2024
Discussing the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, this podcast delves into cyber threats like hacking and malware, methods of exploitation including VPN attacks and phishing, the necessity of multi-factor authentication, the rise of DDoS attacks, and the impact of generative AI and deepfake content on security and elections.
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Quick takeaways
- Patching vulnerabilities and using multi-factor authentication are crucial in mitigating cyber threats.
- Sophisticated attacks exploit various avenues like VPNs, web applications, and phishing to breach security.
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Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report History and Key Findings
The podcast discusses the history and key findings of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). It highlights the modest beginnings of the report in 2008 and how it has evolved to analyze over 10,000 breaches in a single edition. The report emphasizes that cybersecurity breaches often result from a combination of factors rather than a single action, with hacking and malware being common attack methods. It also reveals that a significant percentage of breaches exploit vulnerabilities that have known patches available for months before the breach.
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