One of the top factors for measuring an organization’s information and security infrastructure is dwell time — the amount of time a bad actor spends in an organization's network. The duration of this time is related to how quickly the attacker is identified in an organization’s environment and diminishing the intensity of this attack is dependent on an organization’s initial detection and reaction to the breach. This means organizations need to be properly equipped to respond as quickly as possible to reduce how long an attacker has access to sensitive data.
Protecting an organization’s confidential information and its security posture require establishing a well-trained and highly informed workforce — a top priority for leadership. The responsibility falls on those at the head of the organization to ensure that before an attacker infiltrates a network, the organization is ready to respond to the issue from all angles. This involves educating employees across the organization on the severity of the threat landscape, best cyber practices that include offensive security tactics to proactively identify new threats and the implementation of a zero trust architecture.