Incident Response

FERPA’s Incident Response Checklist

How does FERPA factor in to your incident response plan? An article review. If you’re part of an educational institution you’ve probably heard of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, but do you know the role it plays in incident response? I...

Cybersanity in the Incident Response Age

Their unprecedented breach presents an opportunity to learn. A Jolley | Hadaway Article. The recent data breach at Equifax has shocked many of us, even the ones who have become desensitized to the “breach parade,” the regular stream of news regarding major orga...

Imagine Having Your Audit Reports Published For All The World To See…

Following multiple security incidents, the FDIC has made their audit reports available to the public. An article review. Here in the private sector, we can sometimes take for granted the confidentiality agreements that restrict access to our audit reports and other complia...

Broadcast Awareness

Steps One and Two . . . How to Substantially Decrease (and Streamline) Response Time Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Given that we have been watching networks since 2000, we have seen a LOT of incident...

Small Business Resource Page

Small Business Technology Risk Management Starting Points Remember, these are merely generic starting points! They may not be all-inclusive for your unique business! The infotex Small Business Technology Risk Assessment A starting point to determine tactics. For a movie on...

What’s New in Incident Response

As threats evolve, so must your plans to respond to them… A Jolley|Hadaway Article. There have been a number of changes to the threat landscape organizations face in recent years, and if your organization’s plans to respond to those threats haven’t change...

When is a Firewall Not Enough?

Many new firewalls come with Intrusion Prevention Systems, but can’t replace the services of a MSSP. A Jolley | Hadaway Article Many Clients ask a great question related to network monitoring.  The question goes like this:  Firewalls now come with various services in...

Ransomware: Should You Pay or Should You Go?

Avoiding “The Clash” with Management! A Jolley | Hadaway article review. There are three things very unique about ransomware:  First, from a containment perspective, it’s a bit different than normal malware.  Second, from a response perspective, the way ...

The Importance of the Segregation of Duties

Insider threats are real, one way to mitigate is segregation of duties. . . A short Reynolds | Hadaway article What’s the renewed concern about the insider threat? With the rise of advance persistent threats and the fact that hacker organizations and ransomware gangs are a...

Protected: Incident Response and the CAT!

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