In a nutshell: Cyberattacks often remain undetected for months because technical vulnerabilities and organizational shortcomings work together.
Cyberattacks remain unnoticed in many organizations for months or even years. According to an incident analysis by Kaspersky, in addition to technical vulnerabilities, organizational deficiencies are a primary cause of delayed detection.
Security research from Kaspersky documents a widespread problem: intruders are sometimes active in networks for several months before being detected. In extreme cases, the compromise remains undiscovered for years.
The causes lie not only in insufficient technical security measures, but also in organizational deficits. Poor coordination between departments, missing incident response processes, and inadequate compliance with logging standards significantly impede the early detection of attacks.
For CISOs, this creates a clear need for action: a combination of improved monitoring infrastructure and optimized response processes is necessary. Both elements—technological and organizational—must work together to reduce detection times and minimize damage from prolonged attack cycles.
Source: www.security-insider.de · Published 27 July 2026
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