Incident Response December 30, 2022

Outrageous Stories From Three Cyber Incident Responders

4 min read - Working in cyber incident response can certainly make life interesting. Experiences typically run the gamut from exciting, dull, fun, repetitive and challenging. IBM Security commissioned a study from Morning Consult that surveyed over 1,100 cybersecurity incident responders across ten countries.…

Data Protection January 3, 2022

Everything You Need To Know About Ransomware Attacks and Gangs In 2022

4 min read - Ransomware is a lucrative business for criminals. It is paying off, and it is working. According to a recent Trend Micro report, a staggering 84% of US organizations experienced either a phishing or ransomware attack in the last year. The…

Energy & Utility October 28, 2021

Roundup: 2021 Energy & Utility Data Breaches and Defenses in the News

3 min read - Ransomware is evolving. How long until it takes down operational technology? In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States, faced a ransomware attack. The company, which transports more than 100 million gallons of…

Software Vulnerabilities October 20, 2021

Detections That Can Help You Identify Ransomware

12 min read - One of the benefits of being part of a global research-driven incident response firm like X-Force Incidence Response (IR) is that the team has the ability to take a step back and analyze incidents, identifying trends and commonalities that span…

Intelligence & Analytics September 2, 2020

SOC 2.0: A Guide to Building a Strong Security Ops Team

4 min read - In a security operations center (SOC), your cybersecurity tools are only as good as the people using them and your SOC’s culture. What are the critical SOC roles? What qualities should you look for when hiring for them? And, what…

Risk Management July 30, 2020

Enhance Integrated Risk Management Solutions With Modern Technologies

4 min read - Many business leaders struggle to efficiently respond to risk and compliance needs because of the complex regulatory landscape, ever-evolving risk scenarios and inconsistent internal processes. It’s only been more recently that organizations have embraced enterprise integrated risk management (IRM) tools…

Incident Response July 16, 2020

Deciphering Between Incident Management and Crisis Management

4 min read - Cyber threats come in many forms and can severely impact business operations, brand reputation, financial standing and even lead to a lawsuit. Organizations must prepare to respond and manage cyber events at different organizational levels to limit their damage and…

Data Protection August 14, 2019

3 Ways to Adopt Zero Trust Security Without Rebuilding Your Network

3 min read - Network vulnerabilities can be found in the most unlikely places. That's why companies should adopt zero trust security principles, even if they lack the resources to rebuild the network from scratch.

Intelligence & Analytics August 1, 2019

Gartner Releases 2019 Market Guide for SOAR Solutions

3 min read - In its new market guide for security orchestration and automation, Gartner predicted, "By year-end 2022, 30{30bfbf8d9f2833f0337133e196b4dc87825dfb7d33a3602d05ee876ecd6f1178} of organizations with a security team larger than five people will leverage SOAR tools."

Banking & Finance July 26, 2019

How Prepared Is the Financial Services Sector to Respond to a Systemic, Global Cyberattack?

4 min read - Due to its interconnected nature, the financial services industry needs to prepare to respond to a systemic cyberattack that could impact its overarching infrastructure across borders.