What Can Happen In 3 Cybersecurity Seconds?

We are all too familiar with the phrase “time is money” – and yet, with today’s technology and advancements, when a multitude of security events can take place within a short amount of time, it is becoming easier to quantify the exact value of time. What does three seconds mean in today’s terms? In three seconds, on average, 0.2 million Google search queries are made, 9 million emails are sent and £34,000 is spent online. On a similar note, three seconds can be enough to prevent an organisation from losing tens of thousands of dollars. When it comes to DDoS (distributed-denial-of-service) attacks, time is of the essence when mitigating the attack. Every second that it takes for an organisation to respond to an attack after it’s been deployed can have a huge impact on the business, be it in terms of man hours spent or sales and reputation lost. This is why it is crucial to emphasise the process of effectively identifying attacks to ensure rapid mitigation.