2026 State of the Edge Report
Summary: GreyNoise measured 212 exploitation attempts per second across H2 2025, drawn from 2.97 billion malicious sessions originating from 3.8 million unique source IPs. The report cites Verizon's 2025 DBIR finding an 8x increase in edge device exploitation, with edge vulnerabilities rising from 3% to 22% of vulnerability exploitation breaches, and Mandiant M-Trends 2025 naming Palo Alto PAN-OS, Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, and Fortinet FortiClient EMS as the four most frequently exploited vulnerabilities.
Key Takeaway: Edge vulnerabilities went from 3% to 22% of exploitation breaches in a single reporting cycle, and CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-02 now requires federal agencies to address end-of-support edge devices - the same devices that sit at the front of most networks.
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