Incident Response May 3, 2024

What we can learn from the best collegiate cyber defenders

3 min read - This year marked the 19th season of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC). For those unfamiliar, CCDC is a competition that puts student teams in charge of managing IT for a fictitious company as the network is undergoing a…

Incident Response October 24, 2022

What drives incident responders: Key findings from the 2022 incident responder study

4 min read - Cyberattacks seldom happen when it’s convenient. In fact, it’s relatively common for them to occur on weekends or holidays — threat actors capitalize on the fact that there is fewer staff on site, and those who are there are focused…

Incident Response October 21, 2020

Training Trainers: How IBM Uses Data Breach Simulations to Build Real-World Competency

3 min read - Threat intelligence and response teams need to be ready to respond to an increasing barrage of risks and changes. To be exact, this is where breach-and-attack-simulation (BAS) comes in. Most groups use BAS platforms to validate security controls against various types…

Incident Response June 17, 2020

Chaos Engineering and Security: Upgrading Simulation Exercises For More Dynamic Threat Environments

4 min read - As the recent pandemic has swept the globe, malicious hackers have quickly pivoted to leverage the confusion to their benefit in carrying out cyberattacks. On April 8, 2020, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…

Security Services January 28, 2019

Social Engineering Testing: Why Getting Hacked Is a Security Advantage

4 min read - Social engineering and security awareness training exercises can help business leaders uncover gaps in their incident response plans and identify poor security hygiene among employees.

Incident Response October 31, 2018

How to Develop an Immersive Cybersecurity Simulation

5 min read - A well-planned cybersecurity simulation can help the entire organization, from incident responders to top leadership, practice their crisis management skills in a low-stakes yet immersive environment.