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Houston's Cybersecurity Reality Check: Inside the 2026 Verizon DBIR

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The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report just landed - and 96% of ransomware victims were small and mid-sized businesses. If you run a Houston-area company between 20 and 250 employees, this episode is your year-end IT exam.

Shane Stevens, CEO of CinchOps, walks through the DBIR findings that actually matter for Houston business owners:

  • Why ransomware showed up in 48% of all breaches this year
  • The 43-day patch gap that's costing Houston businesses real money
  • Why third-party vendor breaches jumped 60% in twelve months
  • What 47 million unpatched vulnerability instances mean for your network
  • The MFA gap on cloud admin accounts that 37% of companies still haven't closed
  • Why the median $139,875 ransom payment costs more than three years of solid managed IT

    • CinchOps serves Houston metro businesses across Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress, Richmond, The Woodlands, and the West Houston corridor with managed IT and cybersecurity for organizations with 20 to 250 employees.

    Visit cinchops.com for the full DBIR breakdown and a free security assessment.

     

    Read more:

    Cybersecurity Houston Reality Check:The 2026 Verizon DBIR Findings

     

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    Website link: https://cinchops.com/

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    YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@CinchOps

     

    Have Questions? Want to discuss further?

    Reach out to Shane Stevens, CEO\Founder, CinchOps Technology Solutions:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanewstevens/

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