Rick Holland

Here’s a three-step blueprint for developing a response strategy to the recent Biden administration AI EO.

Shut down MOVEit for now, decide whether to pay the ransom, and harden whatever file transfer software has been deployed.

Expect tighter budgets and the ongoing talent gap ahead, so better to have a plan for early 2023 and remain flexible as conditions change.

Focus on MFA, tabletop exercises, risk assessments and above all – make sure the company makes security a top priority in next year’s budget.

Lean on threat intelligence and understand the true threats of Russian cyberattacks to the organization, but keep the response in context because a real human tragedy is unfolding in Eastern Europe.

Today’s columnist, Rick Holland of Digital Shadows, says companies should start moving forward on President Biden’s Executive Order and work to develop more thorough software bills of materials.

We will never prevent nation-state actors from compromising their targets. However, we can focus on areas that we control that do make their jobs harder.