CISO June 2, 2023

Poor Communication During a Data Breach Can Cost You — Here’s How to Avoid It

5 min read - No one needs to tell you that data breaches are costly. That data has been quantified and the numbers are staggering. In fact, the IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach estimates that the average cost of a data breach…

Incident Response January 19, 2023

People, Process and Technology: The Incident Response Trifecta

4 min read - Let’s say you are the CISO or IT security lead of your organization, and your incident response program needs an uplift. After making a compelling business case to management for investment, your budget has been approved and expanded. With your…

Incident Response October 27, 2022

What Hurricane Preparedness Can Teach Us About Ransomware

4 min read - Each year between June and November, many parts of the U.S. become potential targets for hurricanes. In October 2022, we had Hurricane Ian devastate Florida. To prepare for natural disasters like hurricanes, organizations are encouraged to build out and test…

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…

CISO October 3, 2022

To Cybersecurity Incident Responders Holding the Digital Front Line, We Salute You

3 min read - Over the course of two decades, I’ve seen Incident Response (IR) take on many forms. Cybercrime’s evolution has pulled the nature of IR along with it — shifts in cybercriminals’ tactics and motives have been constant. Even the cybercriminal psyche…

CISO August 24, 2022

The Ransomware Playbook Mistakes That Can Cost You Millions

8 min read - If there is one type of cyberattack that can drain the color from any security leader’s face, it’s ransomware. A crippling, disruptive, and expensive attack to recover from, with final costs rarely being easy to foretell. Already a prevalent threat,…

Zero Trust July 27, 2022

What’s New in the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report

6 min read - The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million this year, according to newly published 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, an increase of 2.6% from a year ago and 12.7% since 2020.

Cloud Security July 12, 2022

5 Essential Steps for Every Ransomware Response Plan

4 min read - This post was written with contributions from Andrew Gorecki, Camille Singleton and Charles DeBeck. May and June bring warm weather, backyard barbecues and, in recent years, an uptick in ransomware attacks. Why? “It’s possible workers are distracted because the sun…

Incident Response April 25, 2022

Solving the Data Problem Within Incident Response

3 min read - One of the underappreciated aspects of incident response (IR) is that it often starts as a data problem. In many cases, IR teams are presented with an effect such as malware or adversary activity and charged with determining the cause…

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…