Global mean time to identify and contain data breaches 2017-2024

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Sep 12, 2024

As of 2024, the mean number of days to identify the data breaches was 194 days, four percent less than in the previous year. The mean time companies needed to contain the breaches in 2024 was 64 days. In comparison, in 2022, it took organizations 207 days to identify and 70 days to address the data breaches.

Mean time to identify and contain data breaches worldwide from 2017 to 2024 (in days)

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July 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017 to 2024

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Mean time to identify refers to the time it takes an organization to uncover a security breach. Mean time to contain refers to the time required to resolve a security breach once it has been identified."

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