Zero-day attacks—in which software vulnerabilities are exploited before they’re even discovered—are unpredictable by nature, but businesses can mitigate their impact by having a robust incident ...

It doesn't matter how large your organization is, you are at risk and sooner or later cyber criminals will try to attack you. It’s not a matter of whether your organization will face a security ...

Organizations seeking to improve their cybersecurity posture in 2025 must assess what happens after an incident has occurred, and how an incident response team will be able to mobilize to respond.

Technical skills are crucial, but if a cybersecurity team can't connect those skills effectively during an attack, detection and response suffer.

In cybersecurity, Blue Teams are responsible for defending an organization’s IT environment, including networks, endpoints, applications, and data against various types of threats. Their role goes ...

An incident response plan typically involves some well-known steps. These generally require understanding what has happened, containing the incident and ensuring that communication plans are sound.

Cybersecurity in higher education presents a unique and evolving challenge. As someone who has spent years in incident response, digital forensics and security engineering, I’ve seen firsthand the ...

When discussing an incident response (IR) library, it's not about the number of books on a shelf related to incident response planning, how to create plans and playbooks, or the latest theories or ...

More recently, on May 21, the SEC staff issued further guidance to clarify the distinction between two types of Form 8-K disclosures: Item 1.05, which should be used to disclose material cybersecurity ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. After realizing that network access ...