Incident Response Services
Incident Response Readiness
Being prepared is half the battle in achieving cybersecurity readiness. I work with organizations to develop comprehensive incident response plans (IRPs) that align with frameworks like NIST and CIS. These plans clearly define roles, escalation paths, and procedures, ensuring effective incident coordination for a swift and coordinated response when a security event occurs. By focusing on preparation, we can enhance threat detection, reduce chaos, speed up containment, and limit business disruption.
Tabletop Exercises & Simulations
Plans are only effective if they're tested. I lead interactive tabletop exercises and real-world simulations to validate cybersecurity readiness, enhance incident coordination, and uncover operational gaps in incident response planning. These sessions build team confidence, improve coordination, and help executive leadership understand their role in a crisis scenario, including effective threat detection.
Incident Response Retainer Services
For organizations that require expert assistance on standby, I offer incident response retainer services to enhance their cybersecurity readiness. These services ensure guaranteed access to my expertise when a breach or critical incident occurs, allowing for effective incident coordination. With a retainer in place, you benefit from faster response times, prioritized support, and the reassurance that an experienced cybersecurity leader is prepared to act, facilitating robust incident response planning and improving your threat detection capabilities.
Threat Detection & Triage Support
Speed is crucial for effective cybersecurity readiness and threat containment. I support organizations in implementing and fine-tuning security tools—such as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR platforms—to ensure that alerts are not only meaningful but also actionable. Additionally, I assist with incident response planning and triage workflows to effectively differentiate between false positives and genuine threats that necessitate escalation, thereby enhancing incident coordination and threat detection.
Incident Coordination & Communications
In the event of an incident, I serve as a strategic coordinator for incident response planning—bridging technical teams, legal, PR, and executive leadership. My role is crucial for ensuring cybersecurity readiness as I facilitate informed decision-making that is documented and aligns with regulatory requirements and communication protocols, whether you're facing a ransomware event or a data breach. Effective incident coordination also enhances our threat detection capabilities.
Post-Incident Recovery & Lessons Learned
An incident doesn’t end when the threat is contained. I lead post-incident reviews to analyze root causes, evaluate response effectiveness, and drive improvements in cybersecurity readiness across people, process, and technology. These insights from incident coordination and response planning inform future planning and help reduce the likelihood and impact of future events, enhancing our threat detection capabilities.