Mean Time to Exploit Has Gone Negative. Security Strategy Has to Change.

Industry data indicates the mean time to exploit has flipped negative (exploitation often occurring before public disclosure), with a sharp rise in pre-disclosure zero-days and ultra-fast ransomware handoffs; the post argues that prevention-focused budgets are now misaligned and recommends shifting investment to detection, proactive threat hunting, and AI-assisted response to reduce dwell time and business impact.