The Computer Incident Response Planning Handbook: Executable Plans for Protecting Information at Risk

Introduction

The Clock Is Ticking

As media reports abound with news of embarrassing data breaches and damaging cyber-attacks, cyber defenders seem to face a continually expanding threat landscape. There’s certainly a degree of media hype, but beyond the hype, an unfortunate pattern is undeniable. Organizations are failing to respond effectively to many attacks.

Several factors are driving the unabated frequency of these failures. As information technology (IT) increasingly defines and interconnects our modern world, billions of “always-on” devices remain connected and potentially vulnerable to attack. Many new products and systems continue to ...