Eye Security’s 2026 State of Incident Response Report shows that cyberattacks on companies are increasingly going undetected, and the damage occurs within minutes. According to the report, attackers are now focusing less on hacking systems and more on exploiting existing access points. Identity-based attacks dominate the field, with passwords being involved in 97% of incidents tracked by Eye Security. Abuse of legitimate accounts is a primary cause of cloud security incidents and drives the business of initial access brokers. However, the study’s results show that attackers’ fundamental methods remain unchanged. “Even in 2026, compromise will still begin with phishing, exploiting misconfigur...