In today’s increasingly digital world, organizations face a growing number of cyber threats. One of the most prevalent and harmful attacks is ransomware, which has the potential to wreak havoc on businesses and governments alike. To effectively combat these threats and minimize the damage, it’s essential for organizations to establish a strong cross-functional corporate crisis…
In episode 105 of the podcast we interviewed Gabriel Friedlander the Founder of Wizer a Cyber-Security Training Company. We spoke about why having a cyber-security awareness program is important as well as ensuring our families have access to training too. Gabby spoke about the importance of storytelling through short videos and how Wizer creates these…
In episode 88 of the PreparedEx podcast, Rob interviews Jonathan Silva of State Street. The focus of the discussion is cyber-security training programs. The discussion starts off with an insight into why these programs are valuable and moves into how they are tailored to meet the specific requirements of an organization. The conversation also covers how individuals learn in diverse ways and finishes with how to validate the training programs. About Jonathan Silva …
When a crisis of any kind hits, the goal has always been the same: put it into the past as quickly as possible. You establish your organization as the most authoritative source of credible information about the crisis and you own its narrative by living the mantra “tell it first, fast and honestly.” But COVID-19…
Guest Contributor: Heather Engel, Managing Director and Cyber Strategist, Strategic Cyber Partners If your company has any type of regulatory cybersecurity requirement, chances are those requirements include a Cyber Incident Response Plan. Whether DFARS 252.204-7012 to PCI to ISO 27001, incident response is a critical piece of your compliance and risk mitigation. But when is…
The COVID-19 pandemic has required organizations to form new routines. Many crisis management team members are working remotely and have now become used to the comfort of their home office, the convenience of Zoom meetings and all sorts of other new procedures driven by defensive measures taken against the pandemic. Our new routines certainly…
We specialize in chaos. In fact, we create chaos by developing simulated crisis exercises that test and validate crisis teams at all levels of an organization. In this blog I’m going to discuss three crisis scenarios that we have found to be of serious concern to organizations in various sectors. There are three kinds…
When is the last time your organization conducted a cyber security tabletop exercise? Cyber security teams are busy monitoring and responding to attacks against your organization’s information technology infrastructure. Should you still be conducting tabletop exercises? The answer is yes, of course you should. Although some teams seem to be in response mode on…
Are you a cyber target when you travel for business? Modern technology has allowed us to take our offices on the road when we travel. However, this is a point when our data can be most vulnerable. We are away from our secure, card access only office buildings, firewalled networks and distracted with the…
Guest contributor: eTravelSafety Do we understand how to avoid the risk of our devices being compromised? For most of us, our mobile phones are an extension of ourselves. Our daily routine, interests, personality and vital information are all stored on devices that we take with us on-the-go to assist or manage our lives. This…