Shared tactics between emergency response and IT defense -- GCN

Shared tactics between emergency response and IT defenseThe IT security team and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in Arapahoe County, Colo., are working together to improve cybersecurity incident response. “We started breaking down those barriers -- making the language the same, making the process the same.”Because the main threat the IT security team deals with is phishing, they’re working to change their approach to training county employees on cyber hygiene. Rather than drilling staff to recognize red flags in emails, Winthers is training them on security best practices in general. That will prevent many of the smaller-scale threats that take IT’s attention away from protecting against larger ones, Winthers added. Coupled with a hack on a Florida water treatment plant in February, these incidents highlight the connection that Winthers made between IT and emergency management.