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Cybersecurity Tips: Risk and Vulnerability Management

Security Industry Association

Managing cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities is a critical activity for any robust security program. Vulnerabilities differ from other types of threats in that they are not necessarily the product of malicious activity but are most typically caused by software flaws or system misconfigurations.

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How to Create a Data Breach Response Team

Pure Storage

Before a breach, it’s critical to already have an emergency response plan, including a team of key players and the tools they need to get you back online fast. . Creating an emergency response team (ERT) is a critical step I recommend organizations take before an event. Retrieving lost data from physical and virtual devices.

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How to Respond to a Cybersecurity Event

LAN Infotech

Here is a general outline on how to respond to cybersecurity events: Step 1: Retrieve the Incident Response Plan. Hopefully, your IT provider has helped you design an incident response plan–a guide on how to respond to a cybersecurity event. When you outsource our services, we will clean the malware from your system.

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Guest Post: POV of Two Companies During and After a Cyberattack

Security Industry Association

Company Alpha’s advanced EDR immediately detects virus activity on a PC. Second stage: Command and Control Company Alpha An attempt to establish a communication line back to the attacker was prevented as the MDR shut down the PC. The EDR’s inability to detect this initial foothold allows the virus to flourish throughout the network.

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How Managed Services Overcome Barriers to Resilience 

everbridge

Managed services is the practice of outsourcing certain business functions to a third-party provider who is responsible for the implementation, oversight, and day-to-day management of the said function. Even more detrimental to a response is having to create individual response plans amidst a crisis when time is of the essence.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

This statement is quite a mouthful, but it boils down to the identification of organizational threats, management of their impacts, and building response strategies to protect critical resources. The BCM program contains three distinct implementation phases; its activities are outlined in the table below.

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Business Continuity Guide for Smaller Organizations

Stratogrid Advisory

Business Continuity should be one of the top priorities for all organization leaders, and response plans should be implemented in organizations of all sizes. organizations should develop response plans to deal with unexpected events related to: Natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes or freezing rain).