A Grave Case of Confirmation Bias

About this episode: 

In this episode of CYBR.Signal, Michael Farnum uses an unexpected discovery at a construction site in Tomball, Texas, to explore the dangers of confirmation bias in cybersecurity. He explains why suspicious activity doesn’t always mean an incident - and why immediately shutting everything down can create unnecessary business impact. 

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Don’t Let Confirmation Bias Derail Incident Response

A construction site in Texas offers a powerful reminder that the biggest mistake in incident response isn’t missing an attack, but letting confirmation bias convince you one exists before the evidence does.

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• Tomball historic cemetery discovered while crews cleared construction site, police say - https://abc13.com/post/tomball-historic-cemetery-discovered-crews-cleared-construction-site-walnut-street-police-say/19423085/

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• Host: Michael Farnum
• Director: Bill Brenner
• Producer: Lauren Andrus

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