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19 Oct 2025Embracing Incident Response at Petit Le Mans: A Positive Outlook for Cybersecurity?
At the Petit Le Mans race this past weekend, the TV announcers couldn’t stop talking about incident responsibility. Apparently, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) made it clear they’re done tolerating sloppy driving. [SIDENOTE: I certainly had my fair share of that back when I raced - like this example]. The rules of racing have always been there; now IMSA says they’re finally going to enforce them. Zero tolerance. No ...
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15 Jun 2025My guide for building out your incident response plan and program
Security incidents are a case of when not if. Whether it’s ransomware, information theft, denial of service - you name it, you need a structured and practical approach to incident response without the fluff and vendor noise. Is TechTarget asked me to put such a guide together a few years back...but, don't worry, it's every bit as relevant today since most things with security haven't changed in decades. Sure, the ...
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18 Jul 2019How does your incident response program measure up?
I've heard it said that experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. Incident response is one of those things. How do you fully prepare for something that you've never had to deal with? Well, there are ways, but you have to prepare before the going gets rough. The best thing you can do is to define what "incident" means, think through the scenarios, and create ...
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17 Sep 2018
Crashing race cars and preparing for incidents that have never happened
Just over 17 years ago, on 9/11, we witnessed what it was like dealing with something that had never occurred. I remember thinking at the time and it still rings true – it's hard to protect against something that's never happened. Little to no clues, as far as we know...massive destruction on a scale we never expected. That's the tricky thing about terrorist threats and, on a much smaller scale, ...
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