Webinar: Incident Response

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail

With incidents, response time is critical.

Learn how to better prepare with configuration and logging improvements, and how they can be applied to MITRE ATT&CK and Threat Hunting to achieve cohesion between your offensive and defensive capabilities.

Incident Response: Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail

Regardless of industry and size, most businesses lack the budget and personnel to build a mature security program. Regardless, they still need to prove security in order to secure funding and business. 

  • Many startups experience difficulty in understanding just how much security they need in their current stage.
  • Startups that focus on security programs earlier are better positioned for growth and are able to build trustworthy relationships with their partners and clients.
  • Understanding current security maturity sets the stage for benchmarking against competitors.

Topics covered in the webinar include:

  • Common issues faced by startups when developing a security program
  • The importance of a Cyber Security Review in identifying current and target maturity levels
  • The four stages of a Cyber Security Review, including Context Establishment, Threat Modeling, Controls Assessment, and Security Landscape
  • An inside look at a Transportation company’s review, including the 72% improvement in year-over-year security maturity

About The Speakers

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Principal Security Consultant, North American Cyber Incident Response Team (NA-CIRT)

Michael has over 20 years’ experience with a focus on Incident Response, Malware Discovery, Malware Analysis, Blue Team Defense, SIEM Logging, Threat Hunting, training, and security conference presentations.

Michael also is co-developer of a Windows Incident Response tool and open-source incident response project to aide in Windows based incident response. Michael teaches courses in Malware Discovery and logging to help organizations improve their detection and incident response capabilities. Michael also co-ran the BSides Texas conference organization for 6 years and led the BSides Austin conference helping to educate the IT and security industry.

Damian Archer

Damian Archer

Vice President of Professional Services, NCC Group North America Central Region

Damian has been in the security industry for over 15 years and currently oversees NCC Group’s Global Infrastructure Security Practice. He has led, delivered and managed engagements for some of the largest firms in the world with a focus on securing their most important assets. Damian previously led NCC Group’s CIRT Practice focusing on reactive and proactive incident response and continues to deliver guest lectures in cyber security at different colleges nationally helping provide the next generation with real world skills and experiences to forge out their careers.

Most organizations are under-resourced, with a security budget of 2-5%.

Learn more by watching our webinar above, speak to an IR expert, or see how we address preparation and what specific solutions we recommend for businesses like yours.