Locked Up: Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Lessons from a Real-World Lockbit Ransomware Response (Paperback)

Introduction: The Attack xv

PART I: LEADING TO THE ATTACK 1

Chapter 1: A New Breed of Criminals 3

Chapter 2: Easy Prey 31

Chapter 3: Cybersecurity at UHSP 51

PART II: RESPONDING TO THE ATTACK 67

Chapter 4: The Leadership Response 69

Chapter 5: The War Room 85

Chapter 6: Countdown to the Data Dump 101

PART III: RECOVERING FROM THE ATTACK 115

Chapter 7: The Data Dump 117

Chapter 8: Strengthening Security Post-Attack 133

Chapter 9: Reflections and Lessons Learned 151

PART IV: WHAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN DO 165

Chapter 10: Building a Resilient Cybersecurity Program 167

Chapter 11: Implementing Strong Technical Controls 193

Chapter 12: Responding to a Cyberattack 215

Epilogue: The Calm We Earned 237

Appendix: Cybersecurity Onboarding Checklist:

A 30?60?90?120-Day Plan 241

Acknowledgments 243

About the Author 245

Index 247