As cyber attacks become increasingly more sophisticated and costly, organizations will face new challenges in mitigating their cyber risks. This week, host and Engagement Management Leader for Cyber Solutions, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company, Rachel Ratcliff, is joined by Aon’s Managing Director, Cyber Solutions, Nitai Mandhyan, and Aon’s Practice Leader, Cyber Solutions, Scott Swanson, for a conversation about how organizations can withstand and respond to potential cyber risks. They discuss the importance of developing a cyber resilience strategy and participating in regular adversary simulation exercises to help build resistance to cyber attacks. [1:32] Staying passionate about the dynamic field of cyber security[3:26] What makes cyber security so important today[4:41] The macro and micro implications of cyber security[6:21] Key tactics to developing cyber resilience[8:55] Adversary simulation — what it is and what it offers organizations [11:56] The learnings that an adversary simulation provides [13:28] The value of adversary simulation data for companies[16:46] Scott’s and Nitai’s hidden skillsAdditional Resources:On Aon’s Cyber Threat Hunt with Samantha Billy and Jonathan RajewskiE&O and Cyber Market Review – Midyear 2022Stroz Friedberg Incident Response, Named A Leader In The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Q1 2022 ReportAon’s 2021 Global Risk Management SurveyMaking Better Decisions in Uncertain Times: Aon’s 2022 Executive Risk SurveyAon’s websiteTweetables:“Cyber security is such a dynamic field, no two days are alike.” — Nitai Mandhyan“Cyber attacks are so much more frequent now - they are targeted, sophisticated and extremely expensive for our clients.” — Nitai Mandhyan“Cyber security needs to be driven right through the core of an organization.” — Scott Swanson“Resiliency goes hand in hand with cyber security.” — Scott Swanson“Given the current threat landscape, I really don’t see why every organization isn’t considering regular adversary simulation exercises to enhance their cyber resistance and resilience.” — Scott Swanson