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Attacker dwell time is less talked about but just as important security risk when it comes to ransomware

Attacker dwell time: Ransomware's most important metric

December 14, 2020

Though a lot of attention regarding ransomware has been given to the way in which attackers phish their way into a network, one of the crucial aspects of ransomware attacks is attacker dwell time. Ransomware criminals can lurk around in networks and quietly spy around on your data, waiting to get their hands on information of higher value to get more compensation. Learn how to stop it.

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Articles by David Smith

Attacker dwell time: Ransomware's most important metric

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