Cybersecurity crisis planning: An essential tactic for resilience.

Show Notes

How do you plan for a black swan event in cybersecurity; those events that are so unlikely that you never expect to be affected by one (like a meteor hitting the earth) but when they do happen, the impact is catastrophic? Resilience is the answer and we will discuss two real world examples; one where the plan worked (RSA Security 2011) and one where it didn’t (Equifax of 2017). We will then discuss how to train your senior leadership team to seek the desired outcome: to continuously deliver the intended outcome despite adverse cyber events.

For a complete reading list and even more information, check out Rick’s more detailed essay on the topic.

HOST(S):

Rick Howard is the CSO of N2K and the Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at the N2K Cyber, formerly CyberWire. His past lives include CSO at Palo Alto Networks, CISO at TASC, the GM at Verisign/iDefense, the Counterpane SOC Director, and the Commander of the Army's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Rick served 25 years in the Army, taught computer science at West Point, edited two books and just published his own book, "Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics" and he is regularly joined at the N2K Cyber's Hash Table by a collection of industry experts.

Schedule: Mondays (in season)

Credits: Edited by John Petrik and executive produced by Peter Kilpe. Our theme song is by Blue Dot Sessions, remixed by the insanely talented Elliott Peltzman, who also does the show's mixing, sound, and original score

Creator: CyberWire, Inc.