What Is Threat Modeling, and What Are Its Most Important Advantages? | David Tidmarsh |Ethical Hacking Threat modeling is the process of defining an organization’s cybersecurity needs, threats, and vulnerabilities, and then suggesting ways to meet these needs and address these vulnerabilities. In his classic work of military strategy, The Art of War, Sun Tzu…
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Why I Recommend the Certified Incident Handler Certification (E|CIH) | Alexander Giles |Incident Handling I work as an incident response analyst at Sophos Rapid Response in the UK. I have been working in IT and cybersecurity since 2008 and writing about cybersecurity, ethical hacking, DFIR, and OSINT since 2020. I decided to take the E|CIH…
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Incident Management Best Practices for Seamless IT Operations | Shelby Vankirk |Incident Handling It’s inevitable: at some point, most organizations will face a cyber incident. The consequences can be serious, whether it’s a malware outbreak, a phishing attack, or a data breach. That’s why cyber incident management is important for businesses. Incident management is the…
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5 Successful Qualities of Cyber Incident Response Experts | Shelby Vankirk |Inident Handeling Cyber incident responders respond to cyber incidents, which the Department of Homeland Security defines as “an event that could jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of digital information or information systems” (n.d.). These professionals use their cybersecurity knowledge and skills to help…
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What Is Incident Management and What Are Its Advantages? Business owners are always looking for ways to keep their company safe from unforeseen security incidents, which can cause significant losses. One way to do this is by implementing an incident management process. What is incident management, and why do organizations need it? This article will…
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Becoming an Incident Handler: Why Getting Certified Matters When something goes wrong with a company’s IT infrastructure, having the right plan in place for how to handle it is crucial. This is where incident management comes in. Incident management is the process of identifying, responding to, and resolving security events that affect a company’s IT…
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Understanding the Incident Response Life Cycle Incident response management is an integral part of cybersecurity operations. Incident responders are the first to react to any security incident: They help organizations identify, contain, eradicate, and recover from the incident. Incident handlers help create incident management plans for detection and recovery procedures. Incident handlers—and the entire company—can use…
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