Facing Up To Complexity

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.

In this paper 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.