Adversaries maintained access to enterprise networks for nearly 2.5 weeks on average before being detected in ransomware incidents.

Median dwell time for cyber espionage incidents and North Korean IT worker incidents was 122 days.

BRICKSTORM achieved dwell times of nearly 400 days.

Global median dwell time was 14 days, up from 11 days.

The average dwell time for ransomware in OT environments is 42 days.

Organizations in the government sector reported an average dwell time of about 7 weeks prior to a ransomware incident.

Global median dwell time was 5 days when adversaries notified (notably in ransomware cases).

The Global median dwell time rose to 11 days in 2024, up from 10 days in 2023.

Global median dwell time was 26 days when external entities notified.

Global median dwell time was 10 days when organizations discovered malicious activity internally