48 Minutes: How Fast Phishing Attacks Exploit Weaknesses ReliaQuest recently responded to a manufacturing sector breach involving phishing and data exfiltration In this case, attackers achieved a “breakout time” of just 48 minutes —the critical window between initial access and lateral movement when the potential for damage skyrockets
Racing the Clock: Outpacing Accelerating Attacks With breakout time down to just 48 minutes, threat actors are achieving lateral movement faster than ever At this point, manual defenses just can’t catch up ReliaQuest GreyMatter seamlessly integrates with any technology in your existing tool stack to identify and contain threats within just 5 minutes
Criminals Increase Attack Speed By 22% The average time it takes for an attacker to move laterally after gaining initial access – known as breakout time – has plummeted to just 48 minutes, new research from ReliaQuest has revealed
Anatomy of a ransomware attack – all it takes is 48 minutes! Security researchers at ReliaQuest recently observed the aftermath of a ransomware attack on a victim in the manufacturing sector The time it took for the threat actor to make its initial breakout was staggering
Speedy threat actors improving their lateral movement Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest released its own report regarding network machine-hopping and also found that attackers gained initial access and moved laterally within 48 minutes on average, noting one instance of data exfiltration “in as little as 4 hours ”
Hackers Steal Data in Hours Without Encryption as AI Tools Speed Up . . . According to new findings from ReliaQuest’s Annual Cyber Threat Report, hackers only need 48 minutes on average to locate and access key assets after breaching a network, and within a few hours, they steal the data and leave without bothering to encrypt it