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Attackers Now Need Just 29 Minutes to Own a Network

By Jai Vijayan

AI Summary

CrowdStrike's 2025 threat report shows attackers now move laterally through breached networks in just 29 minutes on average, representing a 65% speed increase from the previous year. The acceleration is attributed to credential misuse, AI-powered attack tools, and persistent security blind spots in enterprise environments.

Relevance score: 96.0/100

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