The best way to validate the effectiveness of an incident response plan is to try it with a live audience. After all, if a plan doesn't work when needed, it has no value. This is where incident ...

A tabletop exercise (TTX) is a disaster preparedness activity that takes participants through a simulated disaster scenario. The abbreviation "TTX" comes from the federal government and is typically ...

Every 39 seconds some company is being hit by a cyberattack. Security incidents are a constant threat, an inevitability rather than a possibility. An incident response plan can help organizations as ...

Organizations that are regularly defending against cyberattacks can find it useful to occasionally take a step back and test their defense and response capabilities. One way to do this is through ...

As cyber threats have evolved and expanded, cybersecurity has emerged as a threat to organizations across sectors, and there is more urgency than ever for companies to remain vigilant and prepared.

When conducting cybersecurity and other emergency management tabletop exercises, how far should you push your teams into uncomfortable situations? While goals of these exercises generally focus on ...

An incident response tabletop exercise is a discussion-based practice that uses a hypothetical situation to coach a technical or executive audience through the cybersecurity incident response life ...

One of the most frequently quoted numbers in cybersecurity is $4.35m – the average cost of a data breach, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022. Another less-known statistic from the ...

March 6, 2024 - Allegations of discrimination within law firms are not unheard of. They are becoming more and more common. These accusations can have profound consequences, impacting the firm's ...

Whether the result of a ransomware attack or more mundane challenges like losing power, unexpected outages can make for some of the most stressful days in IT professionals’ careers. From major ...

When your IT systems go down, every second counts — and the costs can be staggering. Research shows that more than half of IT and data centre outages cost over $100,000, and 16% exceed $1 million. In ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year … for corporate security bosses to run tabletop exercises, simulating a hypothetical cyberattack or other emergency, running through incident processes, and ...