M-Trends 2024 Special Report
One of the big takeaways from our 2023 engagements, and consequently a key theme of M-Trends 2024, is that attackers are focusing more on evasion. They are aiming to avoid detection technologies (such as endpoint detection and response) and maintain persistence on networks for as long as possible, either by targeting edge devices, leveraging “living off the land” and other techniques, or through the use of zero-day vulnerabilities in security and other solutions prevalent throughout enterprises. Despite attackers’ efforts to evade detection, defenders are continuing to get better at identifying compromises. The global median dwell time—dwell time is the number of days an attacker is on a system from compromise to detection—continued its downward trend in 2023, and is now 10 days (from 16 days in the previous year). It’s a big victory for the good guys, but ransomware is still a key factor in driving down dwell time since it tends to be detected more quickly. Furthermore, Mandiant red teams typically achieve their objectives in 5 to 7 days, so defenders must remain vigilant
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- Dwell time is calculated as the number of days an attacker is present in a compromised environment before they are detected. The median represents a value at the midpoint of a dataset sorted by magnitude.
- The Business Value of Google Security Operations.
- Investigations Involving Ransomware
- Targeted Attacks Initial Infection Vector
- The proportion of intrusions Mandiant responded to that served financially motivated objectives increased from more than a quarter of all investigations, 26%, in 2022 to more than a third, 36%, in 2023. Ransomware-related intrusions represented almost two thirds of financially motivated intrusions and 23% of all 2023 intrusions.
- MJAPAC Median Dwell Time
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