Cybersecurity statistics / Public-facing application

30% of the incidents X-Force responded to in 2024 involved the exploitation of public-facing applications.

Publisher	IBM
Report	IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index
Published	17 April 2025
Topics	Public-facing application

Published by IBM in IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, 17 April 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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