On average, the mean time to identify a security breach is 197 days or approximately 28 weeks, according to IBM Security. Incident handlers need to prioritize the information that is communicated to executives and speak to what executives are most concerned about.
The context for security events is a key factor for investigation and remediation. This begins with understanding what is normal for each user or entity in the organization. Exabeam models user activity to build this baseline of normal and score risk based on anomalies – not artificial correlations.
Incident response is an approach to review, and respond to a cyber security breach or attack utilizing a planned process or methodology.
Effective incident response teams utilize procedures and technology, such as automated playbooks, to respond quickly and adequately to cyber security events, limiting the damage done by attackers.
The right mix of IR automation and IT orchestration can drastically cut the time analysts spend on manual steps—often from many days to mere minutes. While far from being a silver bullet, automation and orchestration are proven approaches to improving the security, efficiency, cost, and morale of security teams and organizations that depend on them.
A security incident is often a high-pressure situation. Having pre-planned incident response steps helps for an immediate and more organized response and can spare many unnecessary business impacts and associated reputational harm.
Every cybersecurity leader senses the urgent need to prepare for a cyberattack. If you haven’t already, most likely you’ll want to deploy an effective incident response policy soon, before an attack results in a breach or other serious consequences. Creating an effective incident response policy helps ensure a timely, effective, and orderly response to a security event.
Writing a Mock Breach Notification Letter Before a Security Disaster: Working backward from a breach that hasn’t occurred yet will illuminate the weaknesses in your disaster plan, so you can take action now—rather than when you’re in a breach recovery.
Unlike a SOC, the comprehensive response provided by a CSIRT reaches beyond the technical actions taken to remediate an incident. It includes recommending changes to systems or organizational practices to protect against future incidents. Plus, it includes important nontechnical responsibilities as well.
