Category: Cyber Incident Response

Ransomware Attacks! The 5 Best Practices the White House Urges all Businesses to Take to Mitigate Them

The threat of ransomware attacks against all American businesses is so great that on June 2, 2021, the White House issued a memo to all corporate executives and business leaders with the subject “What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware.” This is the first time such a memo has ever been…

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Digital Extortion Drama: Deconstructing the Ransomware Response Lifecycle

THIS IS NOW AVAILABLE VIA DOWNLOAD FOR FREE: Join me for SecureWorld‘s #SecureWorldVirtual Central on May 6 as I’ll be presenting the Keynote on Digital Extortion Drama: Deconstructing the Ransomware Response Lifecycle. Register here with promo code SWVCSOC for *FREE* registration: https://lnkd.in/dzREw4A Here are the slides and the audio podcast of the presentation.

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Understanding How Cyber Insurance Impacts Your Incident Response Planning (video of Shawn Tuma’s SecureWorld session)

In this SecureWorld session, Shawn Tuma teaches how cyber insurance impacts your incident response planning and why the two should work together, hand in hand. Listen Here: Article Page: Cyber Insurance and Incident Response: What to Know Talk Direct Link: https://youtu.be/wvEDCS-D1CY

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Podcast: Shawn Tuma Shares Real-Life Examples and Best Practices for Ransomware Incident Response

In this SecureWorld podcast, Shawn Tuma teaches about the ransomware attack lifecycle and complex incident response process with real-life examples and best practices. Listen Here: Podcast Page: https://www.secureworldexpo.com/resources/podcast-ransomware-attack-lifecycle Podcast Direct Link: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ Link to slides: https://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective Tell us what you think about it on LinkedIn here: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/

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Working From Home During COVID-19? Five Things You Should be Doing–But Probably Are Not–To Be More Cyber Secure (publication)

Many thanks to the Texas Bar Journal for publishing my recent article, Working From Home During COVID-19? Five Things You Should be Doing–But Probably Are Not–To Be More Cyber Secure, in the Cybersecurity Issue: Without an understanding of the particular organization or the unique risks it faces, it is impossible to know what is best or…

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***URGENT*** MEMO TO: “The IT Guy” RE: Securing RDP Access–Changing the RDP Port Does Not Work!

***URGENT MEMORANDUM*** TO:   “The IT Guy” FROM:   Your clients’ Incident Response Coach SUBJECT:   Securing RDP Access–Changing the RDP Port Does Not Work! This Memo comes out of necessity, please take it seriously. I have now lost track of how many times over the past couple of months I have been on “scoping calls” with a…

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Free Virtual Event: Reimagine Your Company Operating Again After a Ransomware Attack (DBU Tech Symposium)

You are invited to attend a free virtual DBU Tech Symposium on November 18 – 19, 2020. Did I mention this is both free and virtual? You have no excuse for not attending! RSVP here: https://www.dbu.edu/pages/tech-symposium/  I will be presenting on Wednesday, November 18, from 2:30 – 3:00 pm CT and the title of my…

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Podcast: #DtSR Episode 410 – TPA CISO Accountability Problems

I was a guest recently on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast with Raf Los, James Jardine, and Brandon Dunlap for episode 410 titled TPA CISO Accountability Problems. As they described it: Because we can’t get enough of Brandon Dunlap and Shawn Tuma over here on the podcast, here we go again. Last episode Brandon…

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