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CISO Survival Guide For Cyberattacks

DARKReading, Thursday, April 27,2023

CISOs who have survived major cyber incidents recommend letting company ethos guide incident response.

The difference between a cyber crisis and any other type of emergency response is the unknown and the speed of events.

In an earthquake, you know what knocked down all the buildings. In a fire response, firefighters get an address. But with cyberattacks, answers can be much more illusive.

Even so, decisions still must be made quickly - and decisively - in order to mitigate the damage.

"A delayed decision is a decision," John Carlin, partner at Paul Weiss, said here in a panel this week entitled "Surviving the Breach."

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