When conducting cybersecurity and other emergency management tabletop exercises, how far should you push your teams into uncomfortable situations? While goals of these exercises generally focus on ...

Every 39 seconds some company is being hit by a cyberattack. Security incidents are a constant threat, an inevitability rather than a possibility. An incident response plan can help organizations as ...

In the early 1800s, Prussian officers began rehearsing battles around sand tables. They called it Kriegsspiel, and it worked because it forced them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. Fast ...

A recent exercise last month brought together personnel from Pitkin County Emergency Management, Pitkin County Sheriff's ...

When your IT systems go down, every second counts — and the costs can be staggering. Research shows that more than half of IT and data centre outages cost over $100,000, and 16% exceed $1 million. In ...

Security leaders live by the axiom that it is not a matter of if but when they will fall victim to a cybersecurity incident. Because of this, CISOs often strive to get ahead of the inevitable by ...

March 6, 2024 - Allegations of discrimination within law firms are not unheard of. They are becoming more and more common. These accusations can have profound consequences, impacting the firm's ...

Security preparedness is important for everyone working in a K–12 environment, especially for those in school leadership. Cybersecurity and physical security incidents alike require a rapid response ...

Zeus Kerravala is the founder of and principal analyst at ZK Research. Follow him on Twitter @zkerravala. Partnering with an outside organization on these exercises can offer additional benefits.

Organizations that are regularly defending against cyberattacks can find it useful to occasionally take a step back and test their defense and response capabilities. One way to do this is through ...

In today’s digital age, securing sensitive healthcare data is paramount. With the rise in cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken ...

Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of CS’ two-part series on behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams. Part 1 defined BTAM, who should be on a BTAM team, and how cases should be managed.