What A Disaster!

The 2018 Winter Olympics got off to a shaky start this year thanks to a cyberattack. The attack took down the official Olympics website, preventing access to tickets, thus preventing many ticket holders from attending the opening ceremonies. This kind of cyberattack could happen to any size organization at any time, so it’s important to put together an incident response plan (IRP) to protect your information when a crisis does occur. Our hosts share steps that anyone, from website owners who want to protect their sites, to families looking to preserve their family photos, can take to create a response plan.

Incident Response & Disaster Recovery

From our former host, Michael Veenstra, speaking about the anatomy of a hacked site at Wordcamp Phoenix, to the Olympic village being hacked, this has been an eventful week. It has also provided several reminders of why a good Incident Response Plan is so important. Jessica and Ram discuss how to prepare for a disaster, and recover as quickly as possible.

Episode Links:

The Anatomy of a Hacked Site
Gutenberg: Changing the Landscape of the Open Web
Winter Olympics opening ceremony hit by cyber attack, but officials won’t say who's behind it
IT Disaster Recovery Plan
Berkeley Information Security and Policy