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Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: The Patch That Was Three Months Overdue: A Hong Kong Firm's Ransomware Near-Miss

September 04, 2026 | 14 min

The Patch That Was Three Months Overdue: A Hong Kong Firm's Ransomware Near-Miss

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a backup catches a ransomware attempt mid-way through, and the post-incident review traces the entry point back to a server patch that had been sitting overdue for three months on a system nobody was tracking. What changes when patching becomes a managed, visible discipline instead of a task someone has to remember.

Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: How to Run an Incident-Response Tabletop Exercise Using ChatGPT-Generated Scenarios

August 18, 2026 | 12 min

How to Run an Incident-Response Tabletop Exercise Using ChatGPT-Generated Scenarios

How to build and run an incident-response tabletop exercise with AI-generated scenarios: the four inputs, timed injects, a worked 120-person ransomware run, and why the debrief is the deliverable.