As an incident response manager himself, Valentin regularly coordinates security responses for companies of all shapes and sizes - including many of the examples discussed in this post.
He explains everything you need to know about building and prepping your incident response team.
That's why it's so important to have an incident response team and plan in place - so the response can be as quick and efficient as possible should disaster ever strike.
The goal is to ensure everybody involved in the response can recognize the warning signs of an attack and knows how to respond when one occurs.
The first decision you'll have to make is whether or not you're going to have an in-house incident response team.
Expertise - An incident response team requires a high level of cybersecurity expertise.
This increases the total number of staff or employees you need; Overheads - Outsourcing your incident response team removes the need for costs like salaries, overheads, and expenses.
The good news is, unless you're Amazon, KPMG, or Heimdal, outsourcing your incident response team is almost certainly the best choice for you.
Of course, the most important part of your incident response is going to be the people.
In reality, there can be significant crossover between the two incident response teams - and often they'll work alongside each other for a particular response.
Whether you're building your own incident response team or outsourcing, the basic setup is going to be the same.
As well as the incident response team, you will also need to ensure there's a permanent, 24/7 support team in place.
It's worth pointing out that specific members of the incident response team might also work in the ongoing support.
Crucially, a support team is always on, while the incident response team will form in the moments after a security incident has been detected.
A data loss of a terabyte should be escalated straight to the incident response team.
How to set up your incident response team for success.
Choosing the right people for your incident response team is important, but the process doesn't stop there.
The last stage is to develop documentation templates for cyber incident response.
Set up your cyber incident response team for success.
An incident response team is a specialized group tasked with preparing for, detecting, and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
This Cyber News was published on heimdalsecurity.com. Publication date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:43:05 +0000