A Leader's Guide to Cybersecurity

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Lead in Crisis

Although avoiding and preventing cyber crises are top priorities, prevention only works until it doesn’t. If, despite all best efforts, a cyberattack succeeds, your company must be ready with a response that both counters the cyberattack and addresses the needs and expectations of affected stakeholders, all while bringing your company fully back in business. Because of your company’s previous efforts in creating cyber threat narratives and developing cyber risk reduction plans, your company can make significant preparations long before a crisis hits.

The technical response to a cyberattack requires a properly trained team, response procedures, and practice. Given its previous identification of relevant cyberattacks, your company ...