Picture this: It’s 2:13 a.m. Your phone buzzes. Your CTO has sent a screenshot—every server is locked, customer data is exfiltrated, and a countdown timer is ticking on a dark web portal. The note is blunt: Pay up, or everything goes public. What happens next isn’t a movie scene anymore. It’s a playbook. And in…
You notice a strange login alert. Your email starts sending messages you didn’t write. Maybe your computer feels “possessed,” with pop-ups or the cursor moving on its own. Your stomach drops. Take a breath. Getting hacked feels personal, but you have more control than it seems. This guide walks you through what to do in…
If your phone buzzed right now with an alert—unusual login, encrypted files, suspicious data exfiltration—what would you do in the next 15 minutes? In cybersecurity, those first moves decide whether you experience a contained incident or a full-blown crisis. That’s why a strong, tested incident response playbook is your best defense when—not if—something goes wrong….
