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Annual Industry Reports

The Annual Industry Reports page on AboutDFIR.com serves as a centralized reference hub for incident response and cybersecurity professionals. It curates and organizes annual publications from leading security vendors, research organizations, and government entities. Each entry includes the publisher, title, year covered, and year released, creating a structured index of some of the most widely cited and operationally relevant reports in the security industry. This collection spans data breach investigations, threat intelligence indexes, adversary activity reporting, phishing and social engineering analyses, and cybercrime trend assessments. It is designed to support investigators, security leaders, threat intelligence teams, and legal or insurance professionals who rely on annual reporting to benchmark risks, understand evolving adversary tradecraft, and inform strategy. The list is updated to reflect the latest available editions from key industry publishers such as Cybereason, Verizon, Mandiant, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, CrowdStrike, IBM X-Force, SonicWall, Red Canary, Check Point, Sophos, Cisco, ENISA, the FBI IC3, and others. It provides direct access to original source material, ensuring accuracy and traceability in research and operational use.

This page is intended to function as both a living index and a practical tool, supporting decision-makers, analysts, and incident responders with verified, structured, and up-to-date intelligence reporting.

PublisherTitle & LinkYear CoveredYear Released
CybereasonCybereason TTP Briefing2025 H12025
Verizon2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)20242025
Verizon2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)20232024
Verizon2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)20222023
Google/MandiantM-Trends 202520242025
Google/MandiantM-Trends 202420232024
Google/MandiantM-Trends 202320222023
Palo Alto Networks Unit 422025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report20242025
Palo Alto Networks Unit 422024 Unit 42 Incident Response Report20232024
Palo Alto Networks Unit 422023 Unit 42 Ransomware & Extortion Report20222023
CrowdStrike2025 Global Threat Report20242025
CrowdStrike2024 Global Threat Report20232024
CrowdStrike2023 Global Threat Report (Exec. Summary)20222023
IBM Security X-ForceThreat Intelligence Index 202520242025
IBM Security X-ForceThreat Intelligence Index 202420232024
IBM Security X-ForceThreat Intelligence Index 202320222023
SonicWall2025 Cyber Threat Report20242025
SonicWall2024 Cyber Threat Report20232024
SonicWall2023 Cyber Threat Report20222023
ProofpointState of the Phish 202420232024
ProofpointState of the Phish 202320222023
Red Canary2025 Threat Detection Report (hub)20242025
Red Canary2024 Threat Detection Report (Exec. Summary)20232024
Red Canary2023 Threat Detection Report (overview)20222023
Check Point ResearchCyber Security Report 202520242025
Check Point ResearchCyber Security Report 202420232024
Check Point ResearchCyber Security Report 202320222023
Sophos2025 Active Adversary Report20242025
Sophos2024 Sophos Threat Report20232024
Sophos2023 Sophos Threat Report20222023
CiscoCybersecurity Readiness Index 202520242025
CiscoData Privacy Benchmark Study 202520242025
CiscoData Privacy Benchmark Study 202420232024
CiscoData Privacy Benchmark Study 202320222023
FBI IC32024 Internet Crime Report20242025
FBI IC32023 Internet Crime Report20232023
ENISAThreat Landscape 2025Jul 2024–Jun 20252025
ENISAThreat Landscape 2024Jun 2023–Jul 20242024
ENISAThreat Landscape 20232022–20232023
BakerHostetlerData Security Incident Response Report 202520242025
BakerHostetlerData Security Incident Response Report 202420232024
BakerHostetlerData Security Incident Response Report 202320222023