Founder & Chief Security Strategist Vaughn Cyber Group, United States
Incident response plans are critical to any cybersecurity strategy, but many of these plans aren’t enough when faced with major, high-impact incidents. Despite hours of preparation, training and simulation exercises, many organizations struggle to respond effectively when a truly significant event occurs. This talk will dive into the gaps and misconceptions inherent in most IR plans, why they fail during major incidents, and how to evolve beyond them.
We’ll explore: • The Assumptions Built Into Most Incident Response Plans: How typical plans rely on predictable incidents and how that leaves organizations vulnerable to the unexpected. • Real-World Failures: Case studies from major cybersecurity breaches, highlighting where incident response plans went wrong and lessons learned. • The Importance of Adaptability: Why sticking too rigidly to a predefined plan can cause problems, and how flexibility in response is key to success. • Communication and Coordination Failures: The often-overlooked areas in incident response plans that fail under pressure, especially when cross-departmental coordination or external communication is required. • The Role of Executive Leadership: The failure to integrate senior leadership in real-time response efforts and decision-making. • Improvement Strategies: How to create an incident response framework that is adaptable, agile and prepared for truly catastrophic incidents, with a focus on team training, simulation diversity and real-time decision-making tools.
By the end of this session, attendees will learn how to rethink the response process and ensure they’re prepared for the unknowns.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the common gaps in traditional incident response plans, plus understand why plans fail during major incidents and how to avoid those pitfalls.
Learn how to design a more adaptable, agile and collaborative incident response strategy.
Gain insights into executive-level involvement in incident response.
