The Relentless Grip of Ransomware

The digital threat landscape continues to evolve at a dizzying pace, but one menace remains a consistent and growing concern for organizations worldwide: ransomware. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) for 2025 paints a stark picture, revealing that ransomware was involved in a staggering 44% of all data breaches analyzed. This represents a 37% increase from the previous year. The report, which examined over 22,000 security incidents, including 12,195 confirmed data breaches, highlights a disturbing trend: once threat actors gain access to a network, ransomware deployment is increasingly becoming the endgame source: https://medium.com/pivx/the-relentless-grip-of-ransomware-883808731972?source=rss----430d9242e45e---4