When You’re Told “No Budget”: The Blueprint for Staying Secure

About this episode

The episode discusses strategies for maintaining cybersecurity in organizations facing budget constraints and rising threats.

What happens when your to-do list keeps growing but your budget doesn’t? Hazel is joined by three Cisco Talos Incident Response experts to talk about the reality many organizations face: rising threats, aging infrastructure, and fewer people to defend it all. From configuring what you already have, to open-source strategies, to the impact of cybersecurity layoffs, this episode is packed with practical guidance for securing your organization during an economic downturn. Resources mentioned: ht...

People in this episode

Guest: Cisco Talos Incident Response Experts

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• budgeting
• incident response
• economic downturn

Keywords

• open-source strategies
• cybersecurity layoffs
• aging infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Talos Incident Response

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