In today’s digital economy, knowing your risk isn’t enough—you need to understand it. RiskRecon’s latest research analyzes 10 years of publicly reported cyber breach events across 196,000 organizations, delivering a comprehensive look at the who, what, where, and how behind modern breaches. Whether you’re protecting your enterprise, evaluating third-party vendors, or building a cyber insurance model, this report is your guide to smarter, more resilient cybersecurity.

What You’ll Learn in the Report

  • Deep analysis of 20,241 breach events across industries, geographies, and company sizes

  • Breach rates increased 450% over the past decade—are your defenses keeping up?

  • Healthcare and energy sectors lead all industries in breach frequency

  • Global breach rates reveal disparities in detection, disclosure, and regulation

  • External actors and partners now drive most breach events, surpassing insiders

  • Organizations with poor cybersecurity hygiene (RiskRecon-rated D or F) are 3.6x more likely to experience a breach

  • 68% of breaches are reported within 30 days, but 7% take more than a year to be disclosed

  • Ransomware accounted for 53% of all breaches in 2024, rising sharply from just 2 in 2015