Excerpt from The Cyber Express Article, Published on Oct 28, 2024.
The recent CrowdStrike outage, affecting over 8.5 million devices, underscores the critical need for resilience in cybersecurity frameworks. This incident has revealed vulnerabilities that even industry leaders are not immune to, emphasizing the importance of proactive strategies to withstand future disruptions.
Scott Caveza, a staff research engineer at Tenable, shared insights on how businesses can strengthen their defenses against such risks. According to Caveza, “Technology will always present challenges, but resilience depends on how effectively we prepare for and manage these risks.” He highlights that beyond preventive actions, organizations should focus on deploying updates in well-tested environments, complete with rollback procedures to reduce the risk of failures cascading through the IT infrastructure.
Caveza advocates for staged update deployments, ensuring stability by prioritizing test phases and consolidating data across centralized platforms. This approach, he believes, can significantly reduce the potential for widespread issues when implementing changes.
The CrowdStrike outage also raises critical questions about the future of cyber insurance. Caveza notes that insurers are likely to intensify their focus on preventative measures rather than solely on reactive responses. Cyber insurance providers may soon adjust their pricing, rewarding organizations with robust defenses while raising premiums for those with lax cyber hygiene.
In terms of incident response, Caveza emphasizes the need for clear, structured action plans that enable swift, effective responses to crises. “Organizations must invest in regular testing and structured incident response protocols to ensure rapid recovery and data integrity,” he explains.
This event serves as a wake-up call, prompting businesses to prioritize resilience and adaptability as crucial components of their cybersecurity strategies. By fostering a proactive security culture, businesses can prepare not only to manage today’s threats but to stay resilient in an increasingly volatile cyber landscape.
To delve deeper into this topic, please read the full article The Cyber Express.
