Why crisis simulations fail and how to fix them

In this Help Net Security interview, Allison Ritter, Head of Cyber Experiential Exercising at Cyberbit, shares her insights on the key differences between in-person and virtual cyber crisis simulations and what makes each approach effective. Ritter hig… Continue reading Why crisis simulations fail and how to fix them

Australian SMBs Feel the Cyber Security Heat: Here’s What IT Pros Can Do to Help

60% of Australian small businesses don’t survive a cyber breach. What can the overworked IT pros in small businesses do with limited budgets against the cyber crime wave? Continue reading Australian SMBs Feel the Cyber Security Heat: Here’s What IT Pros Can Do to Help

How to succeed in cyber crisis management and avoid a Tower of Babel

Although cyberattacks have become more common, handling them remains extremely challenging for organizations. Even if things go well on the technical level, incident response (IR) is still a stressful and hectic process across the company; this is the … Continue reading How to succeed in cyber crisis management and avoid a Tower of Babel

The importance of crisis management in the age of ransomware

Cybersecurity crises are becoming commonplace. With the massive surge in ransomware attacks in the last few years, businesses can’t afford to ignore the increasing possibility of facing one, and should invest money and effort into crisis manageme… Continue reading The importance of crisis management in the age of ransomware

MJFChat: The New Rules for Running Your Own Services Business


  We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company […]

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How to Take Command During a Security Crisis (+Video)

A successful response to a cybersecurity crisis scenario requires having a central integration hub where incidents are managed by security…
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Reputational Risk and Crisis Panel: Shared Assessments Summit

Breaches and crises can make or break business value for years to come, knocking billions off company valuation or even revenue. One of my favorite panels at the recent Shared Assessments Summit tackled the topic of post-breach communication. Dan Chmi… Continue reading Reputational Risk and Crisis Panel: Shared Assessments Summit

How to Manage a Companywide Security Crisis from the SOC (Video)

  So you’ve been breached. Putting aside the fact that your security infrastructure failed to prevent it from happening, you…
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An Interview with Juan Muñoz: Analysing the risk environment for Spanish companies

The following interview was published in the September 2018 edition of the AIG Spain Newsletter. Since 2011, NYA has been retained by AIG to respond on a number of special risk and crisis management policies. The combined crisis management model a… Continue reading An Interview with Juan Muñoz: Analysing the risk environment for Spanish companies

Black Friday data breach raises concern

Black Friday data breach raises concern Almost every week we hear of a new cyber attack affecting yet another household brand. This week Amazon was hit with what they called a ‘technical error’ days before the much-anticipated Black Friday … Continue reading Black Friday data breach raises concern