Attacks that begin with exploitation of public-facing applications increased by 44%, largely driven by missing authentication controls and AI-enabled vulnerability discovery.
Attacks that begin with exploitation of public-facing applications increased by 44%, largely driven by missing authentication controls and AI-enabled vulnerability discovery. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by IBM in May 2026. It covers topics including Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Public-Facing Applications. The original data appears in 2026 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Attacks that begin with exploitation of public-facing applications increased by 44%, largely driven by missing authentication controls and AI-enabled vulnerability discovery. This data was published by IBM and covers Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Public-Facing Applications.
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This statistic comes from 2026 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, published by IBM on May 27, 2026. You can view the original report at https://www.ibm.com/reports/threat-intelligence.
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This statistic relates to Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Public-Facing Applications. Browse more statistics on Application Security or from IBM.