How to deal with complex cyber‐incidents caused by modern sophisticated threats

It may not always be possible to halt a threat before it penetrates the security perimeter, but it’s absolutely within our power to prevent the attack from spreading and to limit or exclude the resultant potential damage. And, when it comes to complex or targeted attacks, speed of incident resolution is critical.

However, complex incidents present very specific challenges, because they typically involve many aspects of the organization’s infrastructure that’s under attack. In a sense, this presents the dilemma – how do we know where to start, when seemingly everything matters most?

In this whitepaper, we’re going to look at the five key barriers to successful complex incident resolution. But first, let’s start with interrogating the idea of complexity itself, and what it means for cybersecurity professionals.