Attackers Don't Just Send Phishing Emails. They Weaponize Your SOC's Workload

Sophisticated phishing campaigns are increasingly designed to overwhelm and exhaust SOC analysts by consuming investigation time, potentially transforming contained incidents into full breaches. When phishing investigations are prolonged from minutes to hours, attackers can exploit the delayed response window to establish persistent access. This represents a shift in attack strategy from deception alone to deliberate SOC resource exhaustion.