Becoming a victim of a cyber attack is an imminent reality for all companies
With punitive measures introduced by the EU's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the NIS Directive (EU Directive on security of network and information systems), how an organization responds to a cyber incident can often spell the difference between failure and success.
The speed at which you identify and mitigate such incidents makes a significant difference in controlling your risks, cost and exposure. Effective CIR management can reduce the risk of future incidents occurring, help you detect incidents at an earlier stage and develop a robust defence against attacks to potentially save your organisation millions.
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Why do you need incident response planning?
Cyber attacks and data breaches are inevitable, so the speed at which you react to a breach is critical. Cyber criminals only need to find one weakness to infiltrate your systems, so it is essential to be prepared when a breach occurs.
The current incident response climate in organizations demonstrates why CIR is not something you can afford to ignore:
days, the average number of time that a threat has undetected access in a network. (FireEye M-Trends 2018)
of organizations don't have a cyber incident response plan in place and are unprepared to respond to a cyber attack. (PwC Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2018)
for organizations to report data breaches/incidents under the EU's GDPR. The breach must be reported within 72 hours, or face heavy fines
the average cost for an organisation that has suffered a data breach. (Ponemon Institute’s 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study: Global Overview)
Incident reporting requirements under the GDPR and NIS Directive
Under Article 32 of the EU's GDPR, organiations are obligated to restore availability of and access to personal data in the event of a physical or technical breach.
Organiszations in critical infrastructure also face these obligations under the NIS Directive (EU Directive on security of network and information systems), whereby OES (operators of essential services) and DSPs (digital service providers) are required to adopt incident response measures to ensure recovery following a disruptive incident.
Phase
1. Reconnaissance
- Identify target
- Look for vulnerabilities
Countermeasures
- Monitoring and logging
- Situational awareness
- Collaboration
Phase
2. Attack target
- Exploit vulnerabilities
- Defeat remaining controls
Countermeasures
- Architectural system design
- Standard controls (e.g. ISO 27001)
- Penetration testing
Phase
3. Achieve objectives
- Disruption of systems
- Extraction of data
- Manipulation of information
Countermeasures
- Cybersecurity incident response planning
- Business continuity and disaster recovery plans
- Cybersecurity insurance
Frameworks that outline and require incident response measures
Incident response planning is mandated as part of all major cybersecurity regimes either directly or indirectly. The following standards require incident response measures:
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Free PDF download: Cyber Incident Response Management – A beginner’s guide
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- Understand exactly what constitutes a cyber incident
- Learn about the potential consequences of suffering an incident
- Find out what to include in your incident response plans
- Discover a step-by-step incident response process
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Why choose IT Governance?
- We draw from proven incident response standards such as ISO 27035 to help you define, implement, and effectively apply an incident response management programme in your organisation.
- We will put in place a process that allows you to determine, and report on, the specifics of a cyber incident.
- Our management service is tailored to your needs, business requirements and budget, making it a cost- effective solution.
- We have more than 15 years’ experience in helping organizations achieve local and international compliance with management system standards such as ISO 27001.
- We have multi-disciplinary teams with project managers to roll out compliance implementation projects, and executive expertise to brief your board and develop suitable strategies.
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