A cybersecurity incident is not just a technical problem; it’s a fast-moving crisis. The moment a breach is suspected or detected, an invisible clock starts ticking. Every second that passes without a coordinated, rapid response significantly escalates the risk and amplifies the potential damage. The urgency involved isn’t just a matter of best practice; it’s a fundamental necessity for mitigating harm.
Think of it this way: you wouldn’t build a house without blueprints, right? You wouldn’t just start nailing boards together hoping for the best. Similarly, you shouldn’t operate your business’s digital assets without a plan for what happens when something inevitably goes wrong in the cyber world. An Incident Response Plan (or IRP for short) is your blueprint for handling a security breach or cyberattack.
The massive Equifax data breaches have been circulating headlines around the world. What isn’t widely known is that at least two of the three breaches were caused by very simple security oversights.
We all know all too well of the massive Yahoo hack that compromised hundreds of millions to billions of accounts. What we didn’t know until last night was how much that sweeping compromise of security would effect the valuation of Yahoo by Verizon.