In today's rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape, swift and effective incident response is pivotal. Traditional incident response approaches, involving disparate tools and isolated processes, have proven inadequate to the task. That's where unified platforms come into play—a comprehensive approach to incident response that streamlines and centralizes the entire process.

An organization receives a ransom note from threat actors in the middle of the night and realizes critical data has been stolen, web applications are no longer functioning, and their SQL servers are encrypted. It’s the worst-case scenario. Thanks to an incident response (IR) team, which includes digital forensics specialists who are able to see how much of the environment is affected and determine the root case, the organization is back up and running in under 24 hours.

In the field of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), acquiring a forensic copy of a suspect's storage device is a critical first step. This process involves either disk imaging or disk cloning, each with its own distinct purposes and methodologies. In this blog, we'll delve into the differences between disk imaging and disk cloning, when to use each method, and provide step-by-step guidance on how to create a forensic disk image using FTK Imager.

Within your incident response plan, there typically is (or should be) a trigger to notify your executive team of an impending crisis. While many organizations believe they’ve worked out the logistics of gathering leadership on the phone, getting decisions made, and garnering their support for your proposed response plan, they often find out in the heat of an incident that the leadership team is miles apart in your understanding of what happens next.

Security and DevOps engineers often spend a lot of time and effort creating and managing complex, repetitive workflows, such as incident response, honeypotting, recovery and remediation, and more. Blink is a no-code security platform that enables users to create workflow automations, triggers, and self-service apps to streamline processes, better enforce guardrails, and eliminate operational bottlenecks.

In a world where software tools are spawning businesses each day, and cyberattacks and threats are increasing rapidly, ensuring the clarity and security of these tools has become a top priority. Regulators suggest new tools and standards to ease the complexities in a software supply chain. One such tool is the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). It lists all the components used in building the software and helps identify the weak spots.

Data breaches loom large for organizations big and small. On top of being incredibly time-consuming, they can lead to legal damages, shattered customer trust, and severe financial fallout—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. ‍ ‍ Laws and technologies are constantly evolving, which means that, in turn, security strategies must always adapt to keep up.