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Cross Examining Cyber EP23: Cross Examining Professor Ciaran Martin – Part 2 (Podcast)

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What makes a great lawyer in a cyber incident response? This is a key question that I explored during part 2 of our podcast with Professor Ciaran Martin, a world leading cyber thought leader.

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What makes a great lawyer in a cyber incident response?

This is a key question that I explored during part 2 of our podcast with Professor Ciaran Martin, a world leading cyber thought leader.

The questions challenged Ciaran but he answered it succinctly as "one do and one don't". The best incident leaders loosen control (the "do"), rather than tighten it (the "don't"). A damaging instinct in a crisis (often driven by impractical lawyering) is locking everything down and keeping help out for fear of liability. In practice, faster recovery usually comes from working openly with the broader cyber response community. Most people genuinely want to help.

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