incident response
IR and SimEx: Can and should they be standardized?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) intends to launch a new assurance scheme for incident response (IR) and simulated exercises (SimEx) in Q2 2022, which could become a …
How to improve your IR tabletop exercises and why you really should?
In this interview with Help Net Security, Curtis Fechner, engineering fellow at Optiv Security, explains the function of incident response tabletop exercises and how they can …
Why is trust in legacy vendors on shaky ground?
A Vanson Bourne survey report highlights ransomware payout demands and extortion fees are massively increasing, while trust in legacy IT vendors has dipped and organizations …
How to strengthen incident response in the health sector
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity issued an analysis of the current state of development of sectoral CSIRT capabilities in the health sector since the implementation …
Siloed security data hamper the ability to achieve collective defense
Cyware revealed a research detailing the challenges affecting modern security operations teams and the negative business impact of siloed security operations. According to the …
The importance of crisis management in the age of ransomware
Cybersecurity crises are becoming commonplace. With the massive surge in ransomware attacks in the last few years, businesses can’t afford to ignore the increasing …
One in three IT security managers don’t have a formal cybersecurity incident response plan
Regardless of industry, information security incidents have become more of a targeted threat for businesses, increasing in amount and efficacy, according to the 2021 Data …
Automation is not here to close the cybersecurity skills shortage gap, but it can help
In this interview with Help Net Security, Daniel Clayton, VP Global Security Services and Support at Bitdefender, talks about the cybersecurity skills shortage gap and the …
Ransomware preparedness is low despite executives’ concerns
86.7% of C-suite and other executives say they expect the number of cyberattacks targeting their organizations to increase over the next 12 months, according to a recent …
Securing your WordPress website against ransomware attacks
It’s no surprise to anyone who works in security that there’s been an explosion in ransomware incidents over the last two years, costing companies across various industries …
Finding and using the right cybersecurity incident response tools
Unpacking the layers of a cyberattack is rarely a simple task. You need to analyze many potential entry points, attack paths, and data exfiltration tactics to reveal the scope …
Why you need to make Microsoft 365 a 24/7 security priority
It’s easy to take advantage of the Microsoft 365 service, but are you taking the steps to properly secure all the data your company is storing inside of it? For security …