Russia has the fastest hackers

Published on: February 27, 2019 / update from: February 27, 2019 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

In about the time it takes to bake a tray of cookies, watch a show on Netflix, or be the shortest-reigning king of France The average breakout time for Russian hackers was about 18 minutes. Chinese-affiliated hacker groups achieved an average breakout time of about 4 hours, while North Korean hackers gained access to a network in just under two and a half hours.

This metric, known as breakout time, measures how long it takes for hackers to break into a network and expand their access or move to other machines after the initial breach. CrowdStrike , a cybersecurity company, collected over 30,000 attempted breaches from their customers in 2018 for this report. The data covers companies across all major industries, including private and public sector companies in 176 countries.

While cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important to governments and businesses, often cited as a top concern for C-level executives, there remains a cybersecurity workforce shortage. A report from the White House Office of Management and Budget found that about three-quarters of all federal agencies urgently need digital defense improvements.

In about the time it takes to bake a tray of cookies, watch a show on Netflix, or be the shortest reigning King of France , an average Russian hacker can infiltrate a computer network. The average breakout time for Russian hackers was about 18 minutes. Chinese-affiliated hacking groups clocked in an average breakout time of about 4 hours, while North Korean hackers were able to gain access to a network in just under two and a half hours.

This metric, termed breakout time, measures how long it takes hackers to get into a network and to expand their access or jump to other machines after the initial breach. CrowdStrike , a cybersecurity firm, collected over 30,000 attempted breaches in 2018 from their clients for this report. The data includes companies in every major industry, including organizations in the private and public sector across 176 countries.

While cybersecurity is becoming increasingly more important for governments and companies, often cited as a top concern for C-level executives, there continues to be a shortage of cybersecurity workers. A report from the White House's Office of Management and Budget found that about three-quarters of all federal agencies need urgent digital defense improvement.

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