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How to Respond to a Cyberattack: A Step-by-Step Guide

In September 2023, MGM Resorts International watched helplessly as a single social engineering phone call spiraled into a cyberattack that cost the company over $100 million. Slot machines went dark. Hotel room keys stopped working. Reservations collapsed. And it all started because a threat actor called the help desk and

Carl B. Johnson Dec 11, 2023 7 min read
Incident Response

How to Respond to a Cyberattack: A Step-by-Step Plan

In May 2021, Colonial Pipeline paid a $4.4 million ransom after a single compromised password shut down fuel distribution across the U.S. East Coast. The attack didn't just expose a vulnerability in critical infrastructure — it exposed a truth most organizations ignore: the speed and quality of

Carl B. Johnson Feb 10, 2022 7 min read