28/10/2026
𝗢𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝟮𝟰𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.
That’s how long organisations took to identify and contain a data breach, according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report.
For most of that time, business carries on as usual. Payments go out, records are updated, emails are answered, and the problem sits unnoticed.
So, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, the useful question isn’t only whether your team would recognise an attack as it arrives.
It’s whether anyone would notice one already underway, and whether they’d know who to tell.