Cyberattacks are inevitable in the interconnected digital world. This unsettling truth has been propelled by the exponential growth of the cybercrime-as-a-service model, which lowers the barrier to ...

An incident response plan is a structured framework designed to help organizations effectively manage and mitigate security incidents such as cyberattacks, data breaches, and system compromises. It ...

The NCIRP was first released in 2016. The updates include pathways for non-federal groups to get involved in responding to devastating cyberattacks. America’s top cyber agency is out with an updated ...

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Prevention is a crucial element of cybersecurity strategy, but even the most prepared and well-guarded organization can fall prey to a data breach. It is equally important to have a response plan in ...

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The US government has published a new draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), setting out the roles and responsibilities for public and private sector organizations during cyber incidents ...

Cyber incidents are an ever-present threat to organisations of all sizes. While many companies have documented Cyber Incident Response (CIR) plans, they often fall short when it comes to real-world ...

Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use, and, in some instances, to notify affected individuals in the event such access or ...

This article explores the purpose and scope of DRPs, BCPs, and IRPs, their differences, and how they complement each other. It also provides actionable insight into the role in-house counsel can play ...

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a draft version of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), outlining how public- and private-sector organizations ...