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RESTORING ALL SYSTEMS AT ONCE IS OFTEN IMPRACTICAL. IDENTIFY AND PRIORITISE CRITICAL SYSTEMS IN ADVANCE.

T E C H T A L K

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T concerning statistic.

It could suggest that most organisations would be completely unprepared to safely manage the fallout of a cyber attack, making them more vulnerable to longlasting, potentially irrecoverable, damage.
It’ s widely accepted that not all cyberattacks can be prevented today. Organisations can implement advanced defences, but criminals will still find a way to exploit their protections and execute attacks.
As a result, for organisations to strengthen their cyber resilience, they shouldn’ t only focus on keeping criminals out of their environments. They must also run comprehensive incident response planning and exercising to safeguard recovery, even in the wake of major attacks.

10 STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLANNING

According to the government’ s recent Cyber Security Breaches survey, only 23 % of UK businesses have a formal incident response plan in place today, says Ryan McConechy, CTO of Barrier Networks, who sets out 10 steps to help refine cyber response strategy. He writes...
But what are the best practices organisations should adopt to confirm their incident response planning is a success, ensuring it safeguards the resumption of services, protects

RESTORING ALL SYSTEMS AT ONCE IS OFTEN IMPRACTICAL. IDENTIFY AND PRIORITISE CRITICAL SYSTEMS IN ADVANCE.
customers, staff and stakeholders and limits the possibility of irreparable financial and reputational damage?
1. Have a robust, frequently updated plan, that is accessible
An incident response plan should be clearly written, easy to follow and accessible
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