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Putting the “Active” Back in Proactive Security: Tabletop Exercises
Putting the “Active” Back in Proactive Security: Tabletop Exercises
Security practitioners the impossible task of defending an ever-changing environment. Cisco Security Incident Response Services offers several proactive services to plan against new threats.
July 9, 2018
Top 5 Recommendations from Cisco Incident Response Engagements
Top 5 Recommendations from Cisco Incident Response Engagements
In the course of an emergency response, our Incident Response (IR) team constantly makes tactical and strategic recommendations according to customer and environment needs. Here are the 5 top recommendations.
April 30, 2018
Incident Response and General Data Protection Regulation
Incident Response and General Data Protection Regulation
This article will address provisions of the GDPR related to Incident Response (IR) planning. A proven IR plan will lend GDPR compliance and provide a framework for practical Incident Response.
April 26, 2018
The Power of Logging in Incident Response
The Power of Logging in Incident Response
A deep dive into logging as an often-overlooked but powerful tool for incident detection and response “Lack of instrumentation or insufficient logging” is often a phrase used on incident response...
Feb. 28, 2018
Dissecting a Breach: The Process of Incident Response
Dissecting a Breach: The Process of Incident Response
On December 5, 2017, at 1 pm Eastern, Cisco Security Incident Response Service experts will present a webinar titled “Dissecting a Breach: An Incident
Nov. 29, 2017
Incident Response Fundamentals – Communication
Incident Response Fundamentals – Communication
While there are a number of ways to err during the course of responding to an incident, it never seems to fail that the number one misstep I...
Sept. 22, 2017
Take incident response to the next level with AMP for Endpoints and Cognitive Threat Analytics
Take incident response to the next level with AMP for Endpoints and Cognitive Threat Analytics
Our data shows that there are 5 to 10 breaches per 1000 seats every week. That number is staggering and exemplifies the limits of traditional prevention. Most of these attacks...
Aug. 23, 2017
Triage Forensics: Leveraging Digital Forensics during Incident Response
Triage Forensics: Leveraging Digital Forensics during Incident Response
You have just been notified by a “TLA” (Three Letter Agency), a law enforcement agency, that your organization has suffered a data breach. Depending on
May 10, 2017
Malware Analysis for the Incident Responder
Malware Analysis for the Incident Responder
Malware is one of the most prevalent and most insidious forms of cyber attack.  Identifying and eliminating them are critical in minimizing the impact of
Feb. 2, 2017
What’s in Your Incident Response Go-Bag?
What’s in Your Incident Response Go-Bag?
October was National Cyber Security Awareness month and there’s been a lot of talk about how organizations should be doing more to protect their networks.
Nov. 28, 2016
Is Your Race to SOC Headed for an Epic Crash?
Is Your Race to SOC Headed for an Epic Crash?
Before You Take Off, Get Up To Speed on These Six Precursors to Incident Response It seems most advice on setting up a Security Operations Center (SOC),
Nov. 7, 2016
Ransomware: The race you don’t want to lose
Ransomware: The race you don’t want to lose
In the race to detect and contain ransomware on their networks, many organizations fail before they are out of the gate.  The reason has very little to do
Sept. 9, 2016