Microsoft's annual view of the global threat landscape from trillions of signals.
Drawing on Microsoft's vast telemetry across endpoints, cloud, identity, and email, the Digital Defense Report covers ransomware, nation-state operations, identity attacks, and the security implications of AI. It is widely cited by policymakers, CISOs, and security marketers.
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The Microsoft Digital Defense Report synthesizes insights from the trillions of daily security signals Microsoft processes to map nation-state activity, cybercrime, and emerging AI-era threats. Published annually, it is one of the broadest threat assessments available.
Microsoft Digital Defense Report is based in Redmond, WA, USA.
Microsoft Digital Defense Report is listed in the Research & Reports category of Cyber Resources, the curated directory of the cybersecurity marketing and growth ecosystem.
New York, USA
The Verizon DBIR analyzes thousands of confirmed breaches and security incidents contributed by law enforcement, forensic firms, and cyber insurers to map how breaches happen and who is behind them. Published annually, it is the most widely cited breach benchmark in the industry.
Armonk, USA
IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report surveys hundreds of breached organizations across more than a dozen countries to quantify average breach cost, time to identify and contain, and cost factors such as AI governance and shadow AI. Research is conducted independently by the Ponemon Institute.
Reston, USA
Mandiant's M-Trends draws on hundreds of thousands of hours of incident-response engagements to report on dwell time, initial infection vectors, and threat-actor tactics. A 17+ year staple for defenders, now published under Google Cloud.
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