AI Automation Compresses Cyber Attack Breakout Windows to Four Minutes (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• Breakout times reduced to 4-10 minutes via AI automation.
• Traditional SOC response times are becoming obsolete against high-speed exploits.
• Increased risk to critical European data infrastructure and intellectual property.

"A new report by ReliaQuest indicates that artificial intelligence has drastically accelerated the speed of cyberattacks, reducing 'breakout time'—the interval between initial compromise and lateral movement—to as little as four minutes. This compression of the attack lifecycle poses a significant threat to European digital sovereignty, as traditional human-led Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are often unable to detect and respond within such a narrow timeframe. The shift toward AI-augmented automated exploitation requires a fundamental rethink of defensive latency."