Fourth Annual Data Security Incident Response Report Released – Building Cyber Resilience

On Monday we published our fourth annual Data Security Incident Response Report, which provides an analysis of the more than 560 cyber incidents handled by the team in 2017. Reflecting on the increasingly sophisticated nature of attacks, the aggressiveness by regulators in researching breaches and the expectations of highly developed responses, the report offers intelligence to help entities reduce their risk profile, build resilience, and be better prepared to respond when incidents occur.

While all incidents cannot be prevented, there are measures entities can take to minimize their attack surface and reduce the frequency and severity of incidents. Equally important, given the increase in attacks intended to disrupt operations, is a focus on building cyber resilience for an agile response. It can be hard to know where to begin, especially in an environment of constant change – but taking steps to proactively address these issues is what we call being Compromise