Median duration of incident response efforts was found to be 50 hours.
Long-lasting attacks that persist for more than a month accounted for 35 percent of the total attacks in 2024.
According to the latest Kaspersky Incident Response analyst report, the average duration of long-lasting cyber-attacks, measured in median days, is 253 days.
The primary impacts of long-lasting cyber-attacks were identified as data encryption and leakage. The initial vectors for these attacks predominantly include exploits targeting public-facing applications, leveraging trusted relationships and utilising valid accounts.
In response to these incidents, the median duration of incident response efforts was found to be 50 hours, showcasing the complexity and challenge in mitigating the impact of such attacks.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
