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INCIDENT RESPONSE CYBERSECURITY CYBER RESILIENCE IT LEADERSHIP COMMENTARY Redefining incident response strategies beyond the breach This session reveals strategies that aid comprehensive incident responses to ensure business continuity in any situation. Brandon Taylor,Digital Editorial Program Manager March 4, 2026 6 Min View Across current security environments, organizations tend to prioritize and prepare for advanced cyberattacks, while neglecting more frequent threats to operational continuity. Issues such as misconfigurations, outdated infrastructure, environmental disasters and flawed software deployments regularly disrupt operations but are seldom addressed in conventional cyber incident response plans. In this archived keynote session, Ann Dunkin, external fellow and distinguished professor of the practice at the Georgia Institute of Technology, reveals strategies that aid comprehensive incident responses to ensure business continuity in any situation. Learn why preparation is paramount, communication protects your reputation, practice builds resilience and continuous improvement is essential. This segment was part of our live webinar “Beyond Cyberattacks: Evolution of Incident Response in 2026.” The event was presented by InformationWeek and Mandiant on Feb. 19. Watch the archived “Beyond Cyberattacks: Evolution of Incident Response in 2026” live webinar on demand today. Related:IT mistakes that escalate into serious cyber-risk Read more about: Cybersecurity About the Author Brandon Taylor Digital Editorial Program Manager Brandon Taylor enables successful delivery of sponsored content programs across Enterprise IT media brands: Data Center Knowledge, InformationWeek, ITPro Today and Network Computing. Want more InformationWeek stories in your Google search results? ADD US NOW More Insights Webinars Agentic Analytics: Bridging Legacy Systems and AI-Powered BI with EDB Postgres AI Beyond the Hype: 2026 AI in ITSM Market Study Key Findings Choose Your EUC Adventure: AVD, Windows 365, and Intune Cyber Resilience in 2026: Maintaining Business Continuity Beyond the Breach Next Gen Data Governance for the AI Era More Webinars Industry Reports 2026 Cloud Security Report Beyond Legacy Virtualization: Wind River's Modern Alternative for Enterprise Infrastructure The Forrester Wave™: Unified Vulnerability Management Solutions, Q3 2025 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Exposure Management 2025 Vendor Assessment Informa TechTarget's Award-Winning Enterprise IT News & Analysis Access More Research Editor's Choice MACHINE LEARNING & AI The AI infrastructure bottleneck is becoming a CIO problem RESPONSIBLE AI ETS CIO on competing with AI startups 'running with scissors' Want more InformationWeek stories in your Google search results? VIRTUAL EVENT | JULY 21, 2026 Discover today’s biggest risks and master proven strategies to build resilience that enables recovery from any disruption. REGISTER TODAY Get a snapshot of the issues affecting CIOs, three times a week in your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletters today. SIGN UP