Browse incident response blogs from Cyber Defense Group to learn how to prepare, detect, and respond to cyber incidents with expert guidance.
You’ve heard the line: it’s not if a cyber attack occurs, but when. So, it happened. Your team responded, resolved the issue, and cleaned up the environment. Now what? Is it time to get back to business as usual? Not quite. Now is the time to conduct a Post-Incident Review […]
Read More
It’s 7:30 PM, and I’m just sitting down to dinner when the alert hits: there’s a suspected data breach. If you’ve been in security long enough, you know security alerts can quickly escalate to full-blown IR events. But here’s the catch: how you respond is rarely cut and dry. An […]
Read More
What are CCPA Regulations? The California Consumer Privacy Act, otherwise known as CCPA, is a Californian law that went into effect January 1, 2020. According to the State of California Department of Justice, the law “gives consumers more control over the personal information that businesses collect about them.” The CCPA […]
Read More
It’s Friday afternoon, and someone tells you that they think they clicked a phishing link, given the staggering reality of over 3 billion phishing emails circulating daily. You have a plan for this particular emergency situation, right? But where is that incident response plan? And who should you reach out […]
Read More
Navigating the SEC cybersecurity compliance landscape Navigating the intricate landscape of cybersecurity within the realm of public companies has taken on an even more regulated dimension. The imminent implementation of new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cybersecurity disclosure rules that take effect on September 5, 2023, is redefining the shape […]
Read More
With the rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in the workplace, there are more BYOD security risks that both employees and managers need to think about and be aware of than ever before. The first question to think about it: Are some people are too “unimportant” to attack? […]
Read More
Ransomware is notably one of the top threats to businesses in today’s digital age. With the rise of online business operations, ransomware and malware attacks have surged. These ransomware attacks involve encrypting or transferring data, with cybercriminals demanding payment for data unlocking or file restoration.commonplace. According to SANS, ransomware attacks […]
Read More
Most businesses use the cloud to store and share documents and data. Cloud computing saves money and resources and can offer better security flexibility than in-house hardware and networks. However, it comes with some risk when businesses fail to do their due diligence, leaving their cloud vulnerable to threat actors […]
Read More
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since 2004, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) have joined together every October. The goal is to raise awareness regarding the growing threat of cyberattacks for both individuals and businesses — while providing educational resources on ways […]
Read More
Cyber threat-modeling is the process of evaluating your organization’s threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. It identifies the likelihood of threats that could compromise your organization and assesses your ability to respond to and prevent those risks. Like incident response protocols, threat-modeling helps you proactively defend and prepare against situations that would […]
Read More
Introduction to what is incident response Incident Response (IR) provides the actionable steps to follow once a breach has been detected. Through the deployment of various tools, a Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) will regain control of the system or network and restore affected systems to resume normal operations. The […]
Read More
In November 2020, Californians voted to pass Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). With 56 percent of the vote, this legislation will act as an expansion of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), […]
Read More