GUEST RESEARCH: Ransomware is being deployed within one day of initial access in more than 50% of engagements, says Secureworks Counter Threat Unit. In just 12 months the median dwell time identified in the annual Secureworks State of the Threat Report has freefallen from 4.5 days to less than one day. In 10% of cases, ransomware was even deployed within five hours of initial access.