Cyber response firms ‘nearing capacity’ as attacks grow

Top cyber defence consultancies are operating at near full capacity after a surge of AI-enabled cyberattacks over the past year, a leading risk advisor has warned. There s an interesting dynamic right now in the market where the best incident response shops, [ ] are all almost full on capacity, Kroll’s risk advisory president, Brent Tomlinson, told City AM. Over the last year, scores of high profile firms have been hit by cyberattacks. The retail sector has been particularly badly affected, with M S, Co-op and Asos all facing huge disruption to their operations after hacking incidents. Last week, supermarket refrigerators at retailers across Europe, as well as France s national blood service, were targeted in attacks that raised their temperatures. Cyber incident response is a structured process businesses use to detect, contain, eradicate, and recover from a cyberattack or security breach. Businesses with a robust response to a hack can avoid financial or reputation is