Security essentials for CIOs: Responding to the inevitable incident

It could come tomorrow, or perhaps two years from now. It could arrive in many forms, perhaps as a distributed denial of service attack or malware siphoning off company secrets. Whatever its shape or nature, the first question is not whether an enterprise-threatening incident will come, but instead when. And the same goes for the one after that. The vital question, of course, is whether you're prepared.

Building a first-class system for incident response requires the right staff, expertise, processes and enterprise-wide coordination. What steps should a CIO take to build a top-notch system for incident response? Read this IBM white paper to find out.