S03E148 Preparing for a Cyber Security Crisis with Josh Cook 

A cyber attack isn’t just an IT fire to put out. It’s a business moment that tests leadership, communication, and trust. We sit down with Josh Cook, partner at Prince Lobel and former global cyber counsel for a Fortune Global 500, to unpack how organizations of any size can move from panic to playbook, and why small firms face the highest stakes.

Josh retraces his path from securities litigation to launching a global cybersecurity legal function, centralizing fragmented responses across regions and building institutional memory where none existed. He explains why the most dangerous myth is treating breaches as “specialty” problems for vendors to fix, and shows how real resilience comes from policies you follow, role‑based playbooks people can run under pressure, and leaders who keep IT and the C‑suite speaking the same language. We explore the communication fault lines that derail response, the surprising ways attackers target smaller vendors to reach big clients, and how even a breach can become a credibility moment when you protect customers first.

We also dig into AI’s double edge. Criminals use generative tools to craft convincing lures and shortcut technical know‑how, while defenders harness anomaly detection to spot intrusions faster. Josh shares practical steps you can take now: line up your forensic and legal partners before trouble hits, build relationships with law enforcement, and run a frank tabletop to expose gaps in ownership, scripts, and escalation. 

Reach Josh here:
https://princelobel.com/professional/joshua-n-cook/ 
Josh’s Book: https://amzn.to/48up38k 

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