How can we ensure sufficient and robust security and DRP protocols without bogging our systems down with unnecessary provisions that may slow the recovery?
You need to take a balanced approach when implementing disaster recovery plans such that you understand the necessary protocols without exerting unnecessary time on tasks that will make recovery slower. This can be done through risk assessments that can find the most critical systems and operations as well as potential threats and vulnerabilities that need to be addressed before and during an incident. Another option is implementing automation to security processes so that the amount of human interaction necessary can be reduced in the event of an incident.
To ensure that your systems are secure and ready for any potential disasters, prioritize the protection of your most critical business assets. Implement a streamlined, layered security approach that combines advanced threat detection technologies and regularly optimized tests. This approach will allow for a rapid response and recovery by efficiently allocating resources where they are most needed. Avoid unnecessary measures that can slow down the recovery process. In addition, consider leveraging cloud services and training your employees on security best practices. These actions can enhance your defenses without burdening your systems.
Imagine you discover unauthorized access to sensitive company data. What immediate steps would you take as part of an effective incident response plan to address this situation?
Upon discovering unauthorized access to our company’s sensitive data, I would swiftly implement our robust incident response protocol. The initial step involves isolating the affected systems to prevent further breaches. Simultaneously, I would initiate an internal investigation to identify the breach’s source and scope. This would be followed by reporting the incident to our legal team and relevant regulatory bodies. Finally, I would collaborate with our IT department to reinforce our security measures, ensuring such a breach doesn’t recur.
What are the key guidelines and strategies outlined in the NIST Special Publication 800-34 for maintaining and recovering IT systems in the event of a disaster or other unexpected interruption?
NIST Special Publication 800-34 outlines key guidelines and strategies for maintaining and recovering IT systems during disruptions. These include conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to prioritize critical systems, developing a comprehensive contingency plan with clear roles and responsibilities, ensuring regular testing and updates of the plan, implementing backup and recovery procedures, and establishing communication protocols for stakeholders during a disaster or interruption.
I have not but I have sat in on some training provided by DRP and contingency plan planners. it is very interesting to see how these determinations are made from the top down and what risks are considered by these teams
Like Andrew I have not but I have met with some people who have and the amount of work that has to be done is amazing to say the least. What I learned that is at every level someone has something vital to contribute. They all understand that one person’s job cannot move forward until someone else has done their part. This makes for an outstanding recovery team with great leadership.
What are the key steps involved in the forensic analysis phase of cybersecurity incident response, and how do they contribute to understanding and mitigating security incidents effectively?
The key steps involved in the forensic analysis phase of cybersecurity incident response typically include:
-Evidence Identification: Identify and preserve potential digital evidence relevant to the incident.
-Evidence Collection: Collect data from various sources such as logs, network traffic, and system snapshots.
-Analysis and Reconstruction: Analyze collected data to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to and during the incident.
-Triage and Prioritization: Prioritize analysis efforts based on the severity and impact of the incident.
-Root Cause Analysis: Determine the root cause of the incident to address underlying vulnerabilities or weaknesses.
-Documentation: Document findings, analysis steps, and recommendations for future prevention and response efforts.
These steps contribute to understanding and mitigating security incidents effectively by providing insights into the nature and scope of the incident, identifying vulnerabilities or gaps in security controls, and informing strategies for incident response, containment, and recovery.
For client/server systems, you are working usually on a decentralized architecture so you need to address multiple points of failure as well as plan for potential problems in data and network issues. Telecommunications systems have a much higher reliance on infrastructure like cables and switches and require planning for connectivity in the event of disasters or failures. Mainframe systems are usually centralized and tend to have mission-critical systems and applications on them. As such, this system type needs to have planning for data recovery/backups through hot and cold sites as well as potential off-site backups that need to address minimal downtime.
Do you think as time moves on, companies will have less elaborate plans for incident and disaster response as cloud companies will be the ones to hold all their data, lessening the burden for these companies?
While detection focuses on recognizing and acknowledging the occurrence of events or anomalies, analysis involves deeper examination and interpretation of data to understand the full scope, impact, and context of detected issues. Together, detection and analysis form integral parts of an effective security strategy, enabling organizations to identify, understand, and respond to threats and incidents in a timely and informed manner.
Detection is the identification of potential security incidents or anomalies within a system or network whereas Analysis involves a deeper investigation into detected incidents or anomalies to understand their nature, scope, and potential impact.
The first one that comes to my mind would be presentations and phishing campaigns sent over to the employees. The presentations would explain the type of cyberattacks, the damage they cause, and what employees can do to prevent it. The phishing campaigns would have emails mimicking a phishing email and if an employee falls for it, they would have to watch a presentation and take a quiz at the end to show that they learned what happened and they will to the best of their ability, make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Andrew Young says
How can we ensure sufficient and robust security and DRP protocols without bogging our systems down with unnecessary provisions that may slow the recovery?
Kenneth Saltisky says
Hey Andrew,
You need to take a balanced approach when implementing disaster recovery plans such that you understand the necessary protocols without exerting unnecessary time on tasks that will make recovery slower. This can be done through risk assessments that can find the most critical systems and operations as well as potential threats and vulnerabilities that need to be addressed before and during an incident. Another option is implementing automation to security processes so that the amount of human interaction necessary can be reduced in the event of an incident.
Kelly Conger says
To ensure that your systems are secure and ready for any potential disasters, prioritize the protection of your most critical business assets. Implement a streamlined, layered security approach that combines advanced threat detection technologies and regularly optimized tests. This approach will allow for a rapid response and recovery by efficiently allocating resources where they are most needed. Avoid unnecessary measures that can slow down the recovery process. In addition, consider leveraging cloud services and training your employees on security best practices. These actions can enhance your defenses without burdening your systems.
Mariam Hazali says
Imagine you discover unauthorized access to sensitive company data. What immediate steps would you take as part of an effective incident response plan to address this situation?
Michael Obiukwu says
Upon discovering unauthorized access to our company’s sensitive data, I would swiftly implement our robust incident response protocol. The initial step involves isolating the affected systems to prevent further breaches. Simultaneously, I would initiate an internal investigation to identify the breach’s source and scope. This would be followed by reporting the incident to our legal team and relevant regulatory bodies. Finally, I would collaborate with our IT department to reinforce our security measures, ensuring such a breach doesn’t recur.
Michael Obiukwu says
What are the key guidelines and strategies outlined in the NIST Special Publication 800-34 for maintaining and recovering IT systems in the event of a disaster or other unexpected interruption?
Ikenna Alajemba says
NIST Special Publication 800-34 outlines key guidelines and strategies for maintaining and recovering IT systems during disruptions. These include conducting a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to prioritize critical systems, developing a comprehensive contingency plan with clear roles and responsibilities, ensuring regular testing and updates of the plan, implementing backup and recovery procedures, and establishing communication protocols for stakeholders during a disaster or interruption.
Jeffrey Sullivan says
Has anyone in this group ever work on an active contingency team?
Andrew Young says
I have not but I have sat in on some training provided by DRP and contingency plan planners. it is very interesting to see how these determinations are made from the top down and what risks are considered by these teams
Erskine Payton says
Hi Jeffrey,
Like Andrew I have not but I have met with some people who have and the amount of work that has to be done is amazing to say the least. What I learned that is at every level someone has something vital to contribute. They all understand that one person’s job cannot move forward until someone else has done their part. This makes for an outstanding recovery team with great leadership.
Ikenna Alajemba says
What are the key steps involved in the forensic analysis phase of cybersecurity incident response, and how do they contribute to understanding and mitigating security incidents effectively?
Samuel Omotosho says
The key steps involved in the forensic analysis phase of cybersecurity incident response typically include:
-Evidence Identification: Identify and preserve potential digital evidence relevant to the incident.
-Evidence Collection: Collect data from various sources such as logs, network traffic, and system snapshots.
-Analysis and Reconstruction: Analyze collected data to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to and during the incident.
-Triage and Prioritization: Prioritize analysis efforts based on the severity and impact of the incident.
-Root Cause Analysis: Determine the root cause of the incident to address underlying vulnerabilities or weaknesses.
-Documentation: Document findings, analysis steps, and recommendations for future prevention and response efforts.
These steps contribute to understanding and mitigating security incidents effectively by providing insights into the nature and scope of the incident, identifying vulnerabilities or gaps in security controls, and informing strategies for incident response, containment, and recovery.
Chidiebere Okafor says
What are the key differences between the contingency planning process for client/server systems, telecommunications systems, and mainframe systems?
Kenneth Saltisky says
Hi Chidiebere,
For client/server systems, you are working usually on a decentralized architecture so you need to address multiple points of failure as well as plan for potential problems in data and network issues. Telecommunications systems have a much higher reliance on infrastructure like cables and switches and require planning for connectivity in the event of disasters or failures. Mainframe systems are usually centralized and tend to have mission-critical systems and applications on them. As such, this system type needs to have planning for data recovery/backups through hot and cold sites as well as potential off-site backups that need to address minimal downtime.
Nicholas Nirenberg says
What are some of the most essential steps in an effective incident and disaster response plan?
Kelly Conger says
According to Chapter 10, what are the key steps involved in the analysis phase of responding to a major incident?
Hashem Alsharif says
Do you think as time moves on, companies will have less elaborate plans for incident and disaster response as cloud companies will be the ones to hold all their data, lessening the burden for these companies?
Erskine Payton says
What is the difference between detection and analysis.
Chidiebere Okafor says
While detection focuses on recognizing and acknowledging the occurrence of events or anomalies, analysis involves deeper examination and interpretation of data to understand the full scope, impact, and context of detected issues. Together, detection and analysis form integral parts of an effective security strategy, enabling organizations to identify, understand, and respond to threats and incidents in a timely and informed manner.
Mariam Hazali says
Detection is the identification of potential security incidents or anomalies within a system or network whereas Analysis involves a deeper investigation into detected incidents or anomalies to understand their nature, scope, and potential impact.
Akintunde Akinmusire says
What types of training initiatives and exercises are implemented to prepare employees for incident response and recovery?
Hashem Alsharif says
The first one that comes to my mind would be presentations and phishing campaigns sent over to the employees. The presentations would explain the type of cyberattacks, the damage they cause, and what employees can do to prevent it. The phishing campaigns would have emails mimicking a phishing email and if an employee falls for it, they would have to watch a presentation and take a quiz at the end to show that they learned what happened and they will to the best of their ability, make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Alex Ruiz says
If you’re working in an incident response team for a company who are the two parties you should contact alongside your boss?
Samuel Omotosho says
What are integrated logs, and how does event correlation help to monitor an environment?