CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is an American cybersecurity technology company based in Austin, Texas. It provides cloud workload protection and endpoint security, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services. CrowdStrike collaborates with companies like Microsoft to deploy tools such as Falcon to protect against hacking and security threats. On Friday, July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike released a configuration…
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In the ever-evolving cybersecurity environment, staying ahead and managing incidents effectively is critical for private organizations and government agencies. The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes the importance of having experienced cyber incident handlers, which is why the EC-Council’s Certified Incident Handler (E|CIH) certification has been approved under the DoD Directive 8140, a vital cybersecurity standard…
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Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a critical component in modern cybersecurity as it protects organizations against a diverse range of threats. They focus on the detection and response to threats at the endpoint level, including individual devices such as computers and smartphones. This approach enables early identification of malicious activities, including malware, advanced persistent…
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Organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, employ cybersecurity teams to protect their networks, servers, and sensitive data. Each team uses diverse incident response tools to fight off threats from cyber-attacks and malware. Larger organizations might even use comprehensive incident response platforms with more features and automated incident response capabilities. You only…
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Information security is more important than ever in the business world. Most businesses implement a risk management strategy to help secure everything from their front door to their supply chain management process. However, information security concerns can be harder to address. This has highlighted the need for comprehensive risk management and incident response plans. However,…
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Incident response is a structured approach to handle various types of security incidents, cyber threats, and data breaches. The incident response methodology aims to identify, contain, and minimize the cost of a cyberattack or a live incident. A well-built incident response (IR) plan can fix a potential vulnerability to prevent future attacks, but it is…
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If an organization’s primary cybersecurity defenses fail and suffer a cyberattack, team members must react quickly and efficiently, overcoming incident response challenges to eliminate the danger and restore normal operations. However, there are many different Incident response challenges faced by organizations, including the high volume of cyberattacks, budget constraints, lack of knowledgeable personnel, and lack…
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Organizations of all sizes are moving to the cloud because of increased agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. However, with these advantages come new risks and challenges that must be managed. Incident response is one of the most important but often overlooked aspects of cloud management.
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Threat modeling is the process of defining an organization’s cybersecurity needs, threats, and vulnerabilities, and then suggesting ways to meet these needs and address these vulnerabilities. In his classic work of military strategy, The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote that “if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result…
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I work as an incident response analyst at Sophos Rapid Response in the UK. I have been working in IT and cybersecurity since 2008 and writing about cybersecurity, ethical hacking, DFIR, and OSINT since 2020. I decided to take the E|CIH course and exam to progress in my career because I had already started working…
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