AJ Nash explains how modern cyberattacks are won through reconnaissance long before initial access, with attackers mapping infrastructure, targeting privileged accounts, and leveraging OSINT to strike with precision. Citing CrowdStrike data showing breakout times as low as 48 minutes (and even 51 seconds), he warns that defenders are often racing the clock after attackers already have a head start. He outlines how OSINT red teaming and counter-reconnaissance can help organizations shift from reactive defense to becoming “moving hardened objectives.”
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