The Discernible Blog
Maintaining Composure: Effective Emotional Regulation in Security Incident Response
The ability to remain calm and composed during an incident response is critical to a successful recovery. Yet, it’s challenging to do in practice if you’re unprepared. Written plans and procedures are great (and necessary for compliance). Still, execution is the hardest part, where human emotions often get the better of security teams and their partners across the business.
Empowering Business Leaders to be Savable Victims: Drawing Incident Response Insights from Rescue Scuba Diving
What does being a "savable victim" in the context of cybersecurity incident response look like? We draw insights from rescue scuba diving to emphasize the importance of self-awareness, effective communication, and remaining calm under pressure for both rescue divers and business executives during incidents.
📬 Mailbag: Where should security communications be on the organization chart?
A reader asks: Where should security communications be on the organization chart?
My Top Takeaways from 2023 - and Your Resolutions for 2024
Here are three security communication patterns I observed the most often in 2023 and why you should resolve to address them in 2024.
📬 Mailbag: How do you manage/balance truthful communications about an incident/breach while mitigating legal exposure?
A reader asks: How do you manage truthful communications about an incident while mitigating legal exposure?
“The solution is not buying another server, it’s having better communications.”
Q&A with DEF CON founder and CEO Jeff Moss on the value of security communications.
📬 Mailbag: Are there any examples of good incident response communications?
A reader asks: Are there any examples of good security incident communications?
CEO Interview: “Words with Impact: Communication Tips for Privacy Technologists”
An interview with Discernible CEO Melanie Ensign and the Shifting Privacy Left Podcast.
