700-765 · Question #144
On average, how many days elapse before businesses discover that they have been hacked?
The correct answer is B. 50. Industry research consistently shows that organizations take an average of roughly 50 days to detect a breach, highlighting the need for continuous monitoring and threat intelligence.
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On average, how many days elapse before businesses discover that they have been hacked?
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- A70
- B50
- C10
- D30
How the community answered
(35 responses)- B91% (32)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
Industry research consistently shows that organizations take an average of roughly 50 days to detect a breach, highlighting the need for continuous monitoring and threat intelligence.
70 days overstates the specific average referenced in Cisco certification materials for this metric.
Cisco and partner research (including Cisco Annual Security Reports) has cited approximately 50 days as the average dwell time before a breach is discovered, underscoring how attackers can operate undetected for weeks inside a network.
10 days dramatically understates the real-world dwell time; most organizations lack the detection capabilities to identify breaches that quickly.
30 days is below the cited average and does not match the statistic used in Cisco security awareness training.
Concept tested: Breach detection dwell time awareness
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/security-reports.html
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