Profile of Ryan Vela

Regional Director, Fidelis Cybersecurity

News & Commentary Posts: 11

Ryan Vela is a Regional Director for Fidelis Cybersecurity. He has 15-years' experience in conducting investigations and digital forensic analysis. Ryan served as a Strategic Planner at the Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory (DCFL), where he established plans for the laboratory to establish operational capabilities and achieve ISO accreditation. As an Investigative Lead, Ryan specializes in large-scale cyberbreach investigations, situational containment, digital forensics, network security, malware analysis, and security assessments, and has recently served as the lead investigator for one of the most current and largest breaches to date.

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You’ve Been Attacked. Now What?

10/23/2015
The five steps you take in the first 48 hours after a breach will go a long way towards minimizing your organization’s exposure and liability.
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Breach Defense Playbook: Cybersecurity Governance

6/25/2015
Time to leave the island: Integrate cybersecurity into your risk management strategy.
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Breach Defense Playbook: Incident Response Readiness (Part 2)

6/24/2015
Will your incident response plan work when a real-world situation occurs?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Incident Response Readiness (Part 1)

6/23/2015
Will your incident response plan work when a real-world situation occurs?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Open Source Intelligence

6/22/2015
Do you know what information out there is putting you at risk?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Reviewing Your Cybersecurity Program (Part 2)

6/18/2015
Cybersecurity requires a combination of people, process, and technology in a coordinated implementation leveraging a defense-in-depth methodology.
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Breach Defense Playbook: Reviewing Your Cybersecurity Program (Part 1)

6/17/2015
How does your cybersecurity program compare to your industry peers?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Hunting For Breach Indicators

6/11/2015
Do you proactively hunt for malware on your network, or do you wait for your tools to tell you?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Assessing Your Security Controls

6/10/2015
Do you include physical security as part of your cybersecurity risk management plan?
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Breach Defense Playbook: Assessing Your Cybersecurity Engineering

6/9/2015
Is your cybersecurity infrastructure robust enough to defend against future attacks?
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Breach Defense Playbook

4/16/2015
How to be smart about defending against your next attack.
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