Let’s face it. If you haven’t had a security incident within your organization, you will. Are you prepared? An IRP is a plan or playbook that needs to be established and practiced on a normal basis. When a breach happens, this is your playbook of who, how, and what steps to take to protect your organization and minimize impact. Let’s break down the steps of an Incident Response Plan (IRP).
Appalachia Technologies Blog
Appalachia Technologies team is comprised of a diverse mix of IT professionals, some of whom have been on the forefront of IT since the industry’s inception. Through the years, our team has developed a wide array of experience in understanding individual needs and how they relate to your business.
Secure your Organization with the NIST Blueprint
Breaches are at all time high. Over 50 billion devices are connected to the internet. Some of them are secure, and some of them are not. Which category does your organization fall into?
Even organizations with solid cybersecurity programs will have findings from a security assessment. After all, cyber attacks and attackers continue to learn and evolve, always trying to be one step ahead of their prospects. Through our years of performing security assessments, here are the Top 5 areas that we have found to need remediation work post-assessment.
This month’s release of the much-anticipated CMMC 2.0 left many of us in the world of cybersecurity shaking our heads. We have been working diligently with the defense industrial base for several years now, even before the CMMC was created, to stop the bleeding of our defense secrets to our adversaries. As a veteran and a Patriot, I, along with many other Americans, take this very serious problem personally.
How much does your business rely on technology to keep your organization running forward? As business technology becomes more complex, it’s becoming increasingly popular for organizations to have their own internal IT departments to manage and maintain it. Yet, small businesses don’t often have the necessary funds for such a feat. How can your company afford quality IT service? You can start by pursuing managed IT solutions from a managed service provider.
Data security isn’t a matter to be taken lightly, as too many businesses have found out the hard way. Unfortunately, there are far too many simple ways to correct common security issues - enough that it’s foolish not to do so. We’ll review a few ways to fix security issues, after discussing one of, if not the, most egregious security failings in modern history.