An incident response plan that has never been rehearsed is an assumption, not a capability. Tabletop exercises let a team test its plan on paper: a facilitator presents a scenario, and participants work through decisions, handoffs, and communication as the situation develops. The format is low-cost, low-risk, and well suited to small and medium-sized businesses […]
Cybersecurity tabletop exercises: A practical guide for SMBs
When SaaS goes down: How to build a practical outage response plan for your team
Every business using cloud-based tools is eventually going to face an outage it didn’t cause and can’t fix. The only variable is whether staff know what to do when it happens. A cloud service outage runbook is the document that answers that question: who to call, how to confirm the outage, what to do while […]
How managed IT services can help with cybersecurity
With the rise in cyberthreats, small- and medium-sized businesses must prioritize their cybersecurity measures more than ever. Fortunately, managed IT services providers (MSPs) can provide SMBs with enterprise-grade security solutions and services that can help them protect their data and networks. Here are some of the ways MSPs can help to safeguard your business. Enhanced […]
Equifax’s Leak: lessons learned
No business owner wants their customers’ data leaked, but no matter how well your prevention plan is, the unexpected can happen. And when it does, what will determine the fate of your business is how well you respond to it. So before you start planning an incident response, read the following story and recite this: […]
4 HIPAA protections against ransomware
Keeping up with HIPAA regulations may be a pain for most healthcare institutions, but it does provide guidelines on how to protect your organization from devastating cyberattacks. That said, following HIPAA rules may be your best shot in fending off ransomware like WannaCry. For those who don’t know, WannaCry was first discovered in the UK. […]