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Cyber Incident Response Steps

Cyber Incident Response Steps That Actually Work

The Breach That Exposed a Missing Playbook In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a social engineering attack gave threat actors access to critical systems. The attackers called the help desk, impersonated an employee, and got in. What made the damage so severe wasn't just

Carl B. Johnson May 14, 2026 5 min read
Incident Response

Cyber Incident Response Steps: A Practical Playbook

The 37 Minutes That Cost MGM Resorts $100 Million In September 2023, a threat actor called Scattered Spider social-engineered an MGM Resorts help desk employee. Within 37 minutes, they had enough access to cripple one of the world's largest casino and hotel operators. Slot machines went dark. Hotel

Carl B. Johnson Dec 11, 2023 7 min read