Fundamentals

Before outlining an incident response plan, it's essential to understand the fundamentals that need to be in place in order to ensure that the organization is set up for success during a cybersecurity incident. An effective plan requires several critical aspects to be in place before establishing an incident response plan.

Data knowledge

Very often, cybersecurity experts will talk about protecting the crown jewels of the company. This can be customer data, research and development papers, or financial records. Even during a service disruption or even during the worst cyberattack, organizations want to make sure that their crown jewels are as best protected as possible. But in order to achieve that, organizations...