Research indicates that threat actors can progress from initial access to data exfiltration in approximately 72 minutes. Security operations centers need to significantly accelerate their detection and response capabilities to close this critical time gap. AI-driven automation, threat hunting, managed detection and response services, and extended security information and event management platforms are key strategies for improving incident response speed.

Why it matters in Western Canada: Western Canadian organizations in critical sectors like healthcare, energy, finance, and post-secondary institutions face increasing pressure to detect breaches faster. Organizations relying on manual SOC processes risk data loss and regulatory violations under frameworks like FIPPA if they cannot respond within the 72-minute threat window.

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