It’s currently raining in Las Vegas. A welcome sight in the desert, but one that always causes problems when it happens. Many drivers seem to have forgotten how to drive when it rains and the roads are made slick when the rain mixes with the dirt, oil, and other substances that have sat on the roadways since the last rain. Another unfortunate side effect is when the rain results in a power outage. We had one last night that got me thinking about how this relates to cybersecurity. A lot of incident response planning deals with breaches or attacks, but some incidents that don’t get as much attention are those that arise out of weather. When you are making your incident response plan, be sure and think about a situation where you do not have electricity or access to everything you might normally have. A power outage could shut you down completely. Do you have a plan to carry on if that happens or are you at the mercy of power company? Either way, it’s something you keep in mind as you think about cybersecurity.
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