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Why Your Incident Response Plan Will Fail (And What to Build Instead)
Most IR plans fail not because they're poorly written, but because plans don't survive contact with reality. Here's how to build response capability instead of just documentation.
Your Tabletop Exercise Isn't Testing What You Think It Is
Most tabletop exercises are scripted theater that confirm what people already believe. Here's what actually breaks during a real incident, and how to design an exercise that finds it before someone else does.
Your Ransomware Negotiator Might Be Playing Both Sides
The DigitalMint conviction proves your IR vendor pre-vetting is part of your security program, not an afterthought. Here is what to ask before the next incident, not during it.
The Question That Made Everyone in the Room Go Silent
I asked one simple question about incident response plans. The silence that followed told me everything I needed to know.
Feats of Endurance and Stupidity: What Running in Circles Teaches Us About Cybersecurity
What ultramarathon running teaches us about incident response and cybersecurity resilience. Lessons from a CISO on training for chaos, mental endurance, and why preparation beats reaction.
From Jewels to Data: Why We Never Learn
The Louvre got robbed. Companies get breached. Both could've been prevented. Here's why waiting for the 'oh crap' moment is a terrible security strategy.
Automating Ourselves Into a Cybersecurity Crisis
How AI automation in cybersecurity is eliminating entry-level roles and creating a dangerous skills gap, and why we must act now to prevent a workforce crisis.
When Perfect Plans Meet Imperfect Reality
Sometimes the consequences of IR plan failure aren't just about downtime or data. Sometimes they're about life and death.