Articles on Incident Response

• Tools Using Pastebin Sites for Pen Testing Reconnaissance
  Pastebin sites can aid penetration testing reconnaissance—stolen data, source code snippets, configuration details, and employee information often appear there. Tools like Pastebin Parser search...
• Incident Response When Does a Suspicious Event Qualify as a Security Incident?
  Distinguishing suspicious events from actual incidents is challenging—panicking at every alert wastes resources, while ignoring meaningful ones allows escalation. Each organization must decide its...
• Incident Response The Critical Role of the Security Incident Response Coordinator
  Who takes charge of the situation when a cybersecurity incident unfolds, and what does that person need to do? The incident response coordinator plays a pivotal role by getting and tracking...
• Malware 8 Practical Tips for Detecting a Website Compromise for Free
  Detect website compromises using host intrusion detection tools like OSSEC, network IDS watching for anomalies, and centralized log review. Tactical measures include scanning for iframes and...
• Incident Response Asymmetry of People's Time When Handling Major Security Incidents
  Organizations without mature incident response programs overreact to breaches—calling all-hands meetings, micromanaging tasks, demanding night-and-day work—spending disproportionate time compared to...
• Incident Response Discover Whether a Company Was Hacked - New Service