Summary: The Heartland data breach and July's denial of service (DDoS) attacks against government agencies are among the biggest information security incidents of the year. And they've pushed incident response into the spotlight. <p>Peter Allor is on the Steering Committee of the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST.org), and in this interview he discusses: </p><div id="blist">Key incident response issues facing organizations today;</div> <div id="blist">What we've learned from the Heartland and government DDoS incidents;</div> <div id="blist">How to prepare for a successful career in incident response.</div> <p>Allor is a member of the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) Steering Committee, a forum for security and incident information exchange between teams international. He also is the program manager for cyber incident & vulnerability Handling for IBM, where he is responsible for guiding the company's overall security initiatives and participation in enterprise and government implementation strategies. In addition, Allor is a member of: </p><div id="blist">The Information Technology - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) which shares on information for protecting Critical Infrastructures.</div> <div id="blist">Information Technology - Sector Coordinating Council (IT-SCC) Executive Committee, which works within the private sector on policy and strategy input to the U.S. Government. </div> <div id="blist">CSIS Cyber Security Commission for the 44th Presidency, representing IBM, developing strategy for improving cyber security of federal systems and critical infrastructure.</div>
