MTTR Slowdown: It's Not Analysts, It's Bad Intel

Security teams often treat Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) as an internal Key Performance Indicator. However, leadership views it through a different lens: every hour a threat lingers undetected means increased risk of data exfiltration, service disruption, regulatory fines, and brand damage. The primary bottleneck for slow MTTR is rarely a lack of analysts. The Hacker News points to a more fundamental structural issue: threat intelligence that isn’t actionable or readily available when needed.

This isn’t about having some intelligence; it’s about having the right intelligence, integrated into workflows, and accessible to responders. When intelligence is siloed, outdated, or too generic, analysts spend critical time searching for context instead of neutralizing threats. This delay directly translates to higher impact for the adversary.