The mean time between the initial email wave of a help-desk scam and the phishing message was just 4 minutes, with another 4 minutes to establish command and control (C2).
The mean time between the initial email wave of a help-desk scam and the phishing message was just 4 minutes, with another 4 minutes to establish command and control (C2). — This cybersecurity statistic was published by ReliaQuest in January 2025. The original data appears in Racing the Clock: Outpacing Accelerating Attacks. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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The mean time between the initial email wave of a help-desk scam and the phishing message was just 4 minutes, with another 4 minutes to establish command and control (C2). This data was published by ReliaQuest.
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This statistic comes from Racing the Clock: Outpacing Accelerating Attacks, published by ReliaQuest on January 1, 2025. You can view the original report at Racing the Clock: Outpacing Accelerating Attacks - ReliaQuest.
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