The attack window keeps shrinking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mandiant\u2019s M-Trends 2026 shows that access can move between threat actors in less than 30 seconds. What appears to be a low-priority signal can therefore escalate into a serious incident almost immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, familiar weaknesses remain the main entry points. Exploitation accounted for 32% of known initial infection vectors in Mandiant\u2019s data and 31% in Verizon\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defenders, however, operate on a very different timeline. Verizon found that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- only 26% of critical CISA KEV vulnerabilities<\/strong> were fully remediated;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- median remediation time reached 43 days<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- organizations faced around 50% more critical vulnerabilities<\/strong> than a year earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Attackers increasingly work in seconds and minutes. Defensive remediation still takes days or weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI increases the tempo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Generative AI is becoming a force multiplier for targeting, social engineering, vulnerability research and malware development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
IBM reports that AI-driven attacks increased 56% year over year<\/strong>, adding an average of USD 1 million<\/strong> to the cost of a malicious breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet AI is not replacing traditional attack methods. Exploitable systems, stolen credentials, social engineering and third-party access remain highly effective. AI primarily makes these techniques faster and easier to scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
SOC capacity cannot grow at the same rate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The defensive side cannot simply compensate by hiring more analysts.
According to IANS and Artico Search, security budget growth slowed to 4% in 2025<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOnly 45% of CISOs added headcount, while just 11% considered their security organizations adequately staffed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result is a structural SOC problem: telemetry, alerts and attack paths continue to grow while human investigation capacity remains limited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The important question is therefore no longer only how to automate more tasks, but how to reduce the investigation effort required before an analyst can make a sound decision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n
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- median remediation time reached 43 days<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n