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CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

In plain language

A team that handles computer security incidents and shares warnings about new threats.

The metaphor

Like a fire brigade for computers: it responds when something is burning and publishes alerts about what causes fires.

Going deeper

How it works

  • National teams, such as Canada's Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, publish alerts and guidance.
  • Larger companies run their own team for their own incidents.
  • Small businesses rely on a provider and can report incidents to national bodies.
  • A good team keeps a call list, a plan and practised steps.

How WILDCARD handles it

Alerts from Identity Monitor and Workstation Defender are investigated around the clock.

In practice
  • A national alert warns of a flaw being used against small businesses.
  • A company report names the team to call after a breach.
  • An insurer asks who responds when ransomware strikes.

A question owners ask

Who do I call during a cyber incident?

Start with your IT provider, who can contain the problem. Then report it to your insurer and, where it applies, to the authorities.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Identity
Monitor
  • 24/7 identity monitoring
  • Every alert investigated
  • Compromised logins shut down
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Enterprise
Antivirus
  • Stops ransomware cold
  • Catches fileless malware
  • Blocks zero-day attacks
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Related terms
Account takeoverAIArtificial IntelligenceAPTAdvanced Persistent ThreatASLRAddress Space Layout RandomizationAVAntivirusBrute force attackCIRTComputer Incident Response TeamCredential stuffing

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