Microsoft says AI helped cut intruder dwell time from 205 days to 11 days
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-07-26
The thread argues that defenses are improving, but patching still lags badly.
Data points cited
- Microsoft experiments found AI assistance significantly boosts security analysts.
- Mean dwell time for intruders reportedly dropped from 205 days to 11 days.
- The median time to fully fix a vulnerability has risen to 43 days.
- Organizations fix only 26% of issues in CISA’s known exploited vulnerabilities catalog each year.
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