Articles Tagged with ''incident response''

Global cyber intrusion activity more than doubled in first half of 2021

August 5, 2021

The volume of cyber intrusion activity globally jumped 125% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year, according to the Cyber Investigations, Forensics & Response (CIFR) mid-year update from Accenture.

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Georgetown University’s Office of Emergency Management supports COVID-19 response

Marc Barbiere came to Georgetown about five months before the COVID-19 pandemic, taking over the recently-restructured Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in order to coordinate the University’s efforts to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies.

Maggie Shein

August 4, 2021

Marc Barbiere came to Georgetown about five months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck with the goal of providing a robust framework for the University to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Barbiere and the newly restructured Office of Emergency Management put together a framework to streamline and organize emergency and pandemic response to continue operations no matter the cause of disruption.

CISA, partners hold annual election security exercise

July 26, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), hosted the nation’s annual election security exercise last week, bringing together federal, state, local, and private sector partners for the fourth annual Tabletop the Vote. More than 1,000 participants ran through hypothetical scenarios affecting election operations to share practices around cyber and physical incident planning, preparedness, identification, response, and recovery.

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Four ways to optimize your red team operations

If done right, red teams put an organization’s security controls, policies, response and training to the test using the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of real-world adversaries, providing value to any security program.

Brady Bloxham

July 12, 2021

Red teams put an organization’s security controls, policies, response and training to the test using the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of real-world adversaries. It is an essential activity in any security program, but it only provides value if done right.

Reza Zaheri joins Quantum Metric as Chief Information Security Officer

July 9, 2021

Reza Zaheri joins Quantum Metrics as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Bringing over 18 years of experience in cybersecurity, digital forensics and incident response, he will be responsible for maintaining Quantum Metric's data privacy and security.

US Secret Service hosts cybersecurity incident response exercise with public and private sector partners

July 7, 2021

The U.S. Secret Service hosted a virtual Cyber Incident Response Simulation with business leaders, law enforcement and other private sector partners focused on ransomware and cryptocurrency attacks and mitigation strategies.

FBI designates 40 shootings in 2020 as active shooter incidents

July 7, 2021

The FBI has designated 40 shootings in 2020 as active shooter incidents. The FBI defines an active shooter as one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.

CISA, local partners conduct tabletop exercise for the U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field trials

June 10, 2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), private sector partners, local first responders, and state and federal partners held a tabletop exercise to test emergency response and recovery operations in preparation for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, which will be held June 18-27 at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.

Clinical treatment of ransomware in healthcare

Shane Peden Michael Rezek

June 9, 2021

No health system should have to decide between improving patient care or covering the high cost of an unexpected ransomware attack. Examine the health and wellness of your IT infrastructure—just like a patient—to prevent long-term issues down the line.

PHDays and The Standoff taking place May 18-21

May 18, 2021

The Standoff 2021 is taking place this week May 18-21, in conjunction with PHDays (Positive Hack Days) – one of the top cybersecurity conferences in Europe that features the world's cutting edge in digital security every year. The Standoff is an online offensive/defensive competition in which defenders (blue teams) compete against attackers (red teams) to control the infrastructure of a simulated digital city.

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