Incident Containment

Firstly, restrict access to the computer equipment to prevent theft, human errors, and other subsequences generated from these actions. Physical security is a general security issue rather than a specific malware one, but it is important to protect against malware with the effective physical plan for all server, client and network devices within organizations’ infrastructure.

1. When you are notified that a user’s workstation or system is acting strangely and log files indicate system compromise, what is the first thing you should do to the workstation or system and why?

In everyday life communication is one of the most important aspects to receiving information. The information is not just verbal but reading or visual as well. Every morning we wake up and turn on the tv or sit down and read the newspaper. We begin to absorb the information and this continues throughout the day. The fire service no different. We rely on good communication to get our message across. Although, sometimes we fail to effectively use our communications well. This is not only at the company level, but as well in informing the public. I was once told, "information is power" and I certainly agree. Although, the key is to have effective and accurate information. Within the Incident Command System among the Command Staff rests a very

Will be reviewing professional and scholarly publications to find additional and current research on cyber-incidents. However, most seem to be focused on incident response which might be advantageous to improve the process of updating centralized incident database.

The incident response policy is very useful as it offers guidance on how to handle the situation when data has been breached. Through the policy security experts can restore the situation to normal and ensure that business runs again as usual without incurring to much losses due to time wastage. The policy gives clear guidance of the tasks and activities that should be carried out by the employees and the managers including procedures, reporting and feedback mechanism (Butler, 2015).

Incident response begins with prevention and security awareness (figure 1). In the case of malware attacks such as viruses, worms or Trojan horses, defense-in-depth plays a large role in the defense and early detection of potential threats to information systems connected to the internet. Personnel utilizing these assets also play a large role in defending and protecting these assets. Authorized users should be aware of all policies and procedures pertaining to the proper use of all networks, applications, and systems within the organization. The

Incident Response is when a problem occurs, it is identified and then you need to respond to it. The first section in the incident response plan is the identification of the team and assigning their role and responsibilities as well as identifying the type of cyber threats that face the organization. This is part of the planning stage. In order to be prepared in the event of a security incident a comprehensive incident response plan will need to be put into place. This requires research and data on the cyber threats the organization is facing. Starting with the team the plan will identify the members and assign specific responsibilities. The members of the incidence response team include the information security officer, IT staff,

The risks that face an organization are going to always be present. However, an incident response plan outlines procedures for handling security incidents that occur within the organization and for correcting and documenting the security issue in a timely manner. The incident response team is trained to effectively implement the incident response plan. By containing an attack, and limiting the amount of time that an attack is allowed to continue, further risks to the organization can be mitigated.

Following the development of the Incident Command System (ICS) in 1970 where emergency response to the wildfire in California was poorly coordinated in their planning. Even though to the best of their capacity responding agencies cooperated. However, several problems with communication and coordination hindered their efficiency. This is why governments form an organizational response to disasters, which often found that major disasters necessitate corporation and well coordinated response between organizations. ICA is charged with functions such as command, operations, planning, logistic, and finance/administration. If circumstances warrant, intelligence and investigations could be added to the mentioned functions (Bullock, Haddow, & Coppola,

Abstract— In business, disasters can happen anytime if information security is compromised at some point. In most of the disaster caused by humans, small incidents happened before can be prevented with some careful planning. Proper incident response should be integral part of overall security policy and risk mitigation strategy. This paper provides steps forming and operating Incident Response Plan.

This paper explores two references that report the Defense in Depth Strategy created by Intel in order to be better prepared for a possible network attack. According to the website “Defense in Depth Strategy Optimizes Security” Intel created the strategy by developing a solution broken out into four separate categories: “Prediction” which prepares the organization for possible attacks as well as what kind that may happen. The second category being “Prevention” allows ways that could prevent the attack by being prepared. The third category is “Detection” allows the organization to receive an alert if there is a possible attack. Finally, the fourth being “Response”. This strategy provides the time needed to respond to a possible attack. Due to these strategies, there has been a reduction in attacks. The website “Security Awareness - Implementing an Effective Strategy” (2002), IT Security Mangers will need to be effective when implementing the above named strategies. Establishing security needs as well as providing security awareness training to employees.

The security incident management policy of Blyth’s Books is quite comprehensive in the aspect of the detection and reporting of information security events. Detection and reporting of a security incident is vital for an organisation’s survival. If an organisation’s stakeholders and employees cannot detect when an incident has occurred or have detected one but cannot report owing to the fact that how and whom to report to is unknown, the remainder of the incident management procedure which is aimed at getting the organisation back on its feet information security wise cannot be put into process. No one can handle or respond to an incident they have no knowledge of. The security incident management policy of Blyth’s Books was pretty comprehensive in outlining what security incidents are and how they could be identified by those covered in the scope of the policy. A review of Norwegian organisations and institutions performed in 2005 where strategies for data security incidents were analysed demonstrated that statistics

Incidents are generally the first indication that there may be a problem. Uncoordinated responses to incidents and breaches have led to management changes, and most executives recognize that. The requirements for incident response plans and accountability are increasing in demand, with pressure coming from the board level. Being well prepared for an incident is vital to ensure that response actions are timely,

The threat of cyber –attack is not only likely to target the military and government institutions but also poses a potential risk to private companies as well. The major private firms that are potentially at high risk of being attacked are the private companies that are given the functions of monitoring critical infrastructure particularly in the United States and the telecommunications sector is one of those industries that lies within the mercies of cyber criminals. Communications in any country is considered a very crucial and important infrastructure that is necessary to efficient and effective relay of information within the country, this is so because in a situation where disaster strikes, keeping communication lines open is very crucial in order to coordinate activities appropriately. This case study is based on a telecommunications company where information is derived from an interview with an Information Security Analyst.

Since we have now built a company standard for cybersecurity and all employees will in the near future be fully trained we will now overview our plan to deploy an active defense to engage attackers. With the necessary resources, IT can provide an “active defense” to the company networks, employing logging and auditing tools to determine the likelihood of an internal or external breach. By reviewing alerts to intrusions to the network, and requesting immediate remediation, IT