When It Hits the Fan: Why Your Incident Policy is Useless Without a Playbook

When It Hits the Fan: Why Your Incident Policy is Useless Without a Playbook

. . If you are running a 50-user small business, an emergency phone list and a hard rule to “pull the internet plug” might just save your neck during a cyberattack. But if you are operating in the upper mid-market, the enterprise sector, or critical infrastructure (KRITIS), relying on improvised emergency responses is operational suicide. I have spent decades building Security Operations Centers and optimizing ITIL processes for highly complex environments, including international telecom providers and clinical infrastructure. I have […]

The Virtual CISO: Why SMEs Need C-Level Strategic Security, Not Just More Tools

The Virtual CISO: Why SMEs Need C-Level Strategic Security, Not Just More Tools

. . Let’s stop pretending that buying more security tools equals actual security. Most mid-sized companies today have moved past the naive era of relying solely on a basic firewall and an off-the-shelf antivirus. Today, I usually see Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents deployed, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enforced, and perhaps some cloud-based threat protection running in the background. But despite this arsenal, they are still being compromised. Why? Because they are accumulating technology without a strategy. Management often delegates […]