27 seconds: Why humans can’t respond fast enough to cyberattacks

The race to build more powerful artificial intelligence is also becoming a race to defend against how the technology is being used by cyber attackers. The risk is not just that AI could make existing attacks more sophisticated, it’s also making attacks faster, more scalable and easier to carry out, shrinking the time defenders have to detect and respond. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says average online crime breakout time fell to just 29 minutes in 2025, with the fastest observed breakout occurring in only 27 seconds. Bartley Richardson, the company’s chief AI and autonomous systems officer, tells CNA’s Asia First why cybersecurity can no longer operate at human speed, and how the industry is working to tilt the advantage back to the defender.

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