Effective responses to cybersecurity incidents rely in large part upon three key elements: personnel, planning and practice. An organization’s incident response team must include capable personnel with the appropriate authority to act, requisite expertise and adequate training. An organization also needs a written plan customized to meet its business, industry and regulatory environment, among other

Computer security incidents pose substantial and growing threats to businesses. A company’s readiness to respond in the immediate aftermath of an attack is the key to minimizing the financial, reputational and legal damage associated with such an event. To help companies be prepared, Mayer Brown recently published Preparing For and Responding To a Computer Security