The First Control Is Time to Trust Attackers do not need days to create material data loss. CrowdStrike’s 2026 report describes extremely short breakout times and predominantly malware-free activity, while Unit 42 reports that modern intrusions can move from initial access to exfiltration in under an hour. [1] [2] These figures reflect specific datasets, but the operating lesson is broad: a manufacturer cannot rely on slow manual correlation after sensitive data has already been staged and transferred. The critical metric is time to trust: the interval between a request to access or move high-value information and the point where the organization has enough context to all…

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