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Organizations rely on Incident response to ensure they are immediately aware of security incidents, allowing for quick action to minimize damage. In the upcoming webinar, we'll outline, in detail, six components of a SANS incident response plan, including elements such as preparation, identification, containment, and eradication.

Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Incident Response Retainer, allowing customers to pre-pay and count on help from Microsoft incident responders before, during and after a cybersecurity crisis.Firms, especially small ones, often don't have dedicated teams that can deal with a cyber incident - they simply don't have the time, resources, or expertise to build an in-house incident response program.

Microsoft today announced Security Copilot, a new ChatGPT-like assistant powered by artificial intelligence that takes advantage of Microsoft's threat intelligence footprint to make faster decisions during incident response and to help with threat hunting and security reporting. "Microsoft Security Copilot is an AI-powered security analysis tool that enables analysts to respond to threats quickly, process signals at machine speed, and assess risk exposure in minutes," Redmond says.

99% of all businesses across the United States and Canada are mid-sized businesses facing cybersecurity challenges, according to a Huntress report. Aimed to gain insights into organizational structure, resources and cybersecurity strategies, the results contextualize challenges across core functions including gaps in toolkits, planning, staffing, security awareness training and difficulty to secure cybersecurity insurance.

Digital forensics is growing while being more tied with incident response, according to the latest State of Enterprise Digital Forensics and Incident Response survey from Magnet Forensics. Digital forensics increasingly involved with incident response.

Even with good practices in place, the dynamic nature of vulnerability identification, and ever-increasing attack tools and techniques, vulnerabilities can escape the best defenses and make their way into released products. There are several key strategies and best practices to create an effective PSIRT. Understanding these strategies and best practices ensures that your organization is prepared to manage and address vulnerabilities as they arise effectively.

You may already have an IR plan but regardless of how thorough you might feel it is at this moment, the evolving cyber threat landscape and shifting circumstances within your organization demand regular changes and improvements. What are the attack vectors most popular with threat actors today? The 2022 Unit 42 Incident Response Report found that business email compromise and ransomware attacks are widespread, collectively making up 70% of cases handled by the Unit 42 Incident Response team.

First, make sure that your strategy follows the six steps to complete incident response. Identification: The identification stage is when an incident has been identified - either one that has occurred or is currently in progress.

The best line of defense against holiday hacking schemes is a comprehensive incident response strategy that focuses on end-user vulnerabilities. The heightened number of cybersecurity threats around the holidays underscore just how important it is to have a comprehensive incident response strategy in place, protecting both your employees and your company's digital infrastructure.