Incident Response through an opportunity lens: In conversation with Dmitry Volkov (CEO, Group-IB)

This interview with Group-IB’s CEO outlines why incident response is critical amid rising cyberattacks, arguing that expert-led readiness, continuous planning, and intelligence-driven DFIR outperform rigid playbooks. It highlights common pitfalls (e.g., restoring from clean images without investigation), promotes IR retainers, and stresses coordinated leadership, clear communication, and post-incident learning to strengthen resilience. The piece advises on selecting IR providers (experience, technology, process, communication, and investigation capabilities), describes a structured IR lifecycle (preparation, response, post-incident monitoring), and notes proactive red teaming. Two brief cases illustrate quick ransomware decryption via memory analysis and a ransomware event masking an espionage campaign, underscoring the value of seasoned expertise.