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Palo Alto Unit 42
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Research Reports
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Recent Statistics & Reports
Encryption-based extortion declined by 15% compared to the previous year.
2/22/2026•
EncryptionExtortion
Many organizations run 50 or more security products.
2/22/2026•
Security OperationsTool SprawlSecurity Tools
Nearly 48% of incidents include browser-based activity.
2/22/2026•
Browser Security
In the fastest cases, attackers moved from initial access to data exfiltration in 72 minutes, four times faster than the previous year.
2/22/2026•
Initial AccessData Exfiltration
Identity weaknesses play a material role in nearly 90% of investigated incidents.
2/22/2026•
IdentityAccess Management
Attackers leverage third-party SaaS applications in 23% of incidents.
2/22/2026•
SaaS
Misconfigurations or gaps in security coverage materially enable attacks in over 90% of incidents.
2/22/2026•
MisconfigurationGaps In Security Coverage
87% of intrusions involve activity across multiple attack surfaces.
2/22/2026•
Attack Surface