Cybersecurity professionals around the world work to prevent security incidents that would undermine the confidentiality, integrity or availability of their organization’s information assets. Unfortunately, the stark reality we face is that these incidents are virtually inevitable. Incidents will occur, and organizations should understand the incident response steps that they will take in the event of a cyberattack or other adverse event that has an impact on business operations.

Security incidents are extremely stressful times that place business and IT leaders under enormous pressure to react quickly to minimize damage. This fast-paced, high-pressure environment is not conducive to sound decision-making.

Published June 2019 in SearchSecurity
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