Jan 28, 2020 | Crisis Management, Preparedness
Warning: The following reveals a deep and personal secret of the author. Proceed at your own risk. There is a commercial airing right now where a girl says “when I had acne, I made up all kinds of excuses to stay in.” The commercial cuts to her saying things...
Oct 29, 2019 | Cybersecurity
Recently I posted the following statement on LinkedIn: For years, companies have treated cybersecurity as a risk that IT could solve alone. Beyond IT, companies need to add the crisis management component to define their response. Understand key decisions,...
Aug 20, 2019 | Cybersecurity
The advent and popularity of cyber insurance is causing an interesting shift in the cybersecurity landscape and it’s probably not what the insurance world envisioned. I believe that organizations are far more likely to pay a ransom if they have insurance...
May 21, 2019 | Crisis Communications, Crisis Management
What Two Questions Do You Need to be Prepared to Answer After a Cyberattack? In this day and age, it’s prudent to think of a cyberattack as a “when”, not “if” scenario. The truth is, your network is under attack right now and the tools and techniques utilized...
Oct 4, 2018 | Crisis Management
One of my favorite George Carlin quotes is, “I never worry that ALL hell will break loose. My concerns is that a PART of hell will break loose. It’ll be much harder to detect.” I have always loved that quote because it’s true in the lives of crisis management...