The incident response process can be a maze that security professionals must quickly learn to navigate-which is no easy task.
Surprisingly, many organizations still lack a coordinated incident response plan, and even fewer consistently apply it.
Organizations with both an incident response team and an incident response plan identified breaches 54 days faster than organizations with neither.
While there are a number of incident response guides and materials readily available online, the Microsoft Incident Response team has created a downloadable, interactive guide specifically focused on two key factors that are critical to effective, timely incident response: People and process.
One note-this guidance is not intended to replace comprehensive incident response planning, which should occur outside of a live incident.
It is a tactical, people-centric guide to help both security teams and senior stakeholders navigate an incident response investigation, should you find yourself in the deep end during an incident.
Incident response is always a shared responsibility.
The assumption is often that incident response is solely a technical endeavor requiring support from technical subject matter experts.
A comprehensive incident response team goes beyond technical staff to include leadership, communication, and regulatory support, allowing for an incident to be managed holistically.
While the technical elements of an incident response are typically top of mind, responding effectively means having the right technical and non-technical support people, processes, and structure in place to manage the workstreams required during an incident response operation.
Microsoft Incident Response suggests organizations consider the command structure outlined in Figure 1 to help define workstreams, roles, and responsibilities.
The diagram and the downloadable guide are only a starting point, and additional workstreams may be required depending on the context and complexity of each incident.
Within the downloadable guide, the Microsoft Incident Response team details the key activities of each incident response workstream and the responsibilities they each have.
It details the key actions, escalation points, potential blockers, and common pitfalls that can hinder a successful response to a major incident.
An understanding of roles and responsibilities is essential for any organization that wants to be prepared to respond to a cybersecurity incident quickly and effectively.
This is our most comprehensive role-based incident response guide yet, to help organizations deepen their understanding of critical people and processes needed for efficient incident response.
For the role of incident controller, the guide outlines the process of using situation reports and includes a list of key components.
Download the interactive guide today to see how you can improve your organization's ability to response effectively and limit impact during a cybersecurity incident.
This downloadable, interactive guide explains how to structure the human elements of an incident response.
To learn more about Microsoft Incident Response, visit our website.
This Cyber News was published on www.microsoft.com. Publication date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 23:13:05 +0000