The State of Web Exposure 2026

The State of Web Exposure 2026 report reveals that 64% of third-party applications access sensitive data without justification. up from 51% in 2024.
Meanwhile, a security leaders survey exposes a critical gap: while 81% of security teams rank web attacks as high priority, only 39% have deployed dedicated solutions to address them.

Web Exposure 2026: Top 5 Findings

1. Marketing drives half of web risk: Marketing/Digital teams create 43% of third-party exposure vs. IT’s 19%
2. Retail checkout risk grows despite cleanup: Payment frame risk jumped 10%→14%, expanding skimming attack surface even as total apps dropped 29%
3. Critical sectors under siege: Government compromise rates spiked 2%→12.9%; Education quadrupled to 14.3%
4. New domains predict compromise: Recently registered domains appear 3.8x more on compromised sites (15% vs 4%), the strongest malicious activity indicator
5. Tag managers worst offenders: Google Tag Manager leads unjustified data access (8%), followed by Shopify (5%) and Facebook Pixel (4%)

[Excerpts from the full guide]

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