What Is Incident Response In Cyber Security?
Every organisation will, at some point, face some sort of cyber security incident. Not every organisation will face a breach that makes the news, but it should be stated that the once-held assumption of “we’re too small to be a target” has been disproven countless times. Attackers automate their scanning, phishing and access brokering, which […]
Strategic Cyber Incident Exercises: Preparing Leadership for the Moments That Matter
Most organisations have an incident response plan, but not all have tested how that plan would perform during a major cyber crisis. Recent cyber incidents continue to demonstrate that technical defences alone are not sufficient. When an organisation experiences a significant breach or ransomware attack, the challenge quickly becomes organisational as opposed to purely technical. […]
Incident Response in 2025: Why Being Ready Still Matters Most
When a cyber incident hits, time is everything. Yet many organisations still find themselves on the back foot when it happens. “Where are the Disaster Recovery Plans?”, “How bad is it?”, “Who’s got access where?” and often the more important question… “How can we get back to normal?” Or often known as Business As Usual […]
Red Teams – Supporting Incident Response
Unauthorised access into remote computers has been around since the 1960s but since those early days organisations and their IT systems have become complex, and that complexity is increasing at an exponential rate, making securing those systems increasingly difficult. Defence mechanisms like firewalls, antivirus software, and monitoring systems have become essential, but they aren’t enough […]
How to Protect the Business Against a Data Breach/Ransomware
Threats to the business can come in various forms but by far the most common and significant is a data breach. Usually leveraged via a successful phishing or spear phishing attack, this then results in either sensitive information (such as a username and/or password) being disclosed or a compromise of target endpoints such as laptops or mobile […]
