Citations
Sources
Every number on this site traces to a primary source. Each entry below gives the exact wording we use, the publisher, the report, and the page or figure number, so you can check it yourself.
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48% Breach rate
“Ransomware grew again to 48% of all breaches, up from 44% from the previous year.”
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65% Credentials
“Stolen credentials are also heavily represented, appearing in 65% of breaches that involve Hacking actions”
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63% Readiness gap
63% of state CISOs are “not very confident” in the ability of local government and public higher education to secure public data, up from 35% in 2022.
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16% Budget
16% of state CISOs reported cybersecurity budget cuts in 2026, compared with none in 2024.
Verizon statistics are quoted exactly from the Verizon 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report and linked to verizon.com/dbir.
NASCIO-Deloitte figures report the views of state chief information security officers (CISOs).
Data as of November 2026. Reviewed annually.