Cybersecurity is a business problem that has been presented as such inboardroomsfor years, and yet accountability still lies primarily with IT leaders. In the2022 Gartner Board of Directors Survey, 88% of board members classified cybersecurity as a business risk; just 12% called it a technology...
In its executive order on ‘Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,’the White Housedirected the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “develop a standard set of operational procedures (playbook) to be used in planning and conducting a cybersecurity vulnerability and incident re...
it was used here to make a number of points. This client didn’t have a “playbook” on what to do when a cybersecurity incident is suspected, so he had to make it up as he went. Doing so took extra time and might have led him to miss obvious steps. ...
Explore IBM's cyberattack solutionSign up for security topic updates What is a cyberattack? A cyberattack is any intentional effort to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy data, applications, or other assets through unauthorized access to a network, computer system or digital device. ...
we'll have periodic whirlwinds of activity that happens. To put it in context, my agency does cybersecurity right around the 2007 mark. I had been working at the auditor's office, which is a great way to learn the state. You go and visit every agency, you get a feel for how they...
All DSPM continuously monitors the environment for new data assets and continually audits those assets for potential security risks. Cloud security posture management, or CSPM, is a cybersecurity technology that automates and unifies the identification and remediation of misconfigurations and security ris...
In general, anincident response teamis responsible for protecting the organization from computer, network orcybersecurity problemsthat threaten an organization and its information. A universal model for incident response that has been in use for a long time is the “protect, detect and respond” mod...
Learn how SecOps teams use security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) tools to find threats, streamline responses, and stay ahead of attackers.
Security information and event management (SIEM) is software that aggregates data from various security tools to help identify potential threats.
These phases of a cyber attack are similar and predictable, no matter what type of company is under attack or what type of information is being targeted. ATA searches for three main types of attacks: Malicious attacks, abnormal behavior, and security issues and risks. ...