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Incident Handling in Organisations
Dr. Kaleem Usmani
Head of CERT-MU
Top Cybersecurity Facts 2018
Source:(CSO from IDG)
• Cyber crime damage costs to hit $6 trillion annually
by 2021
• Cybersecurity spending to exceed $1 trillion from
by 2021
• Human attack surface to reach 6 billion people by
2022
• Cybersecurity Ventures expects ransomware
damage costs will rise to $11.5 billion in 2019 and
that a business will fall victim to a ransomware
attack every 14 seconds by that time.
2
Incidents Types
Nuclear Power
Steal Plants
Solar Power
ATM Account Thefts
Stock Exchanges
Payment Card Accounts
Theft of email addresses, passwords
Attacks on government sites ( websites defacement)
Financial companies
Power Grids
World most trusted news organizations
Zero day threats
Advanced Pertinent Threats
Ransomwares
3
Incident Handling Framework
Layer 1
Preparation
• Incident Response
Team
• Risk Assessment
• Compliance
• Crisis Management
Plan
• Technology / Security
Tools
Layer 2
Identification
• Verification
• Triage
• Decision Making
Layer 3
Response
• Analysis
• Containment
• Business Continuity
• Eradication
• Recovery
Layer 4
Review
• Assessment of
Incident
• Legal Aspects
• Documentation
• Improvement
4
Incident Handling Cycle
PHASE 1:
PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
Decision
Making
Triage
If Incident is
valid?Incident is
detected
Documentation Improvement
Create Incident Response
Team
Training
Incident Management Strategy
Risk Assessment
Compliance
Crisis Management Plan
Security Tools
Yes
RecoveryEradication
All data is
stored
Crisis
Management
Plan
Containment strategy –
time consuming or incident
cannot be contained?
Choose
Containment
Strategy
Containment and
Business
Continuity
Analysis of
Incident
LAYER 1: PREPARATION LAYER 2: IDENTIFICATION
LAYER 4: REVIEW
LAYER 3: RESPONSE
Ends
No
Yes
Yes
No
Legal Aspects
Prosecution?
Legal
Procedures
No
Assessment
5
Incident Handling Procedures in
Organisations
General Procedure……
• Log the incident
• Inform the appropriate people
• Release of Information
• Follow-up Analysis
6
Incident Handling Procedures in
Organisations
Incident Specific Procedure…… ( Virus family)
• Isolate the system
• Log all actions
• Notify appropriate people
• Identify the problem
• Contain the virus ( family…..)
• Inoculate the System
• Return to a Normal Operating Mode
• Follow-up Analysis
7
Incident Handling Procedures in
Organisations
Incident Specific Procedure…… ( Hacking)
• Identify Problem
• Notify appropriate people
• Identify Hacker/Cracker
• Log all actions
• Notify CERT
• Follow-up
8
Incident Handling Procedures in
Organisations
Reporting Channels ( How it works in the country)
• CERT
• Law Enforcement
• DPPs Office
• ISPs
9
Thank You

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INCIDENT HANDLING IN ORGANISATIONS

  • 1. Incident Handling in Organisations Dr. Kaleem Usmani Head of CERT-MU
  • 2. Top Cybersecurity Facts 2018 Source:(CSO from IDG) • Cyber crime damage costs to hit $6 trillion annually by 2021 • Cybersecurity spending to exceed $1 trillion from by 2021 • Human attack surface to reach 6 billion people by 2022 • Cybersecurity Ventures expects ransomware damage costs will rise to $11.5 billion in 2019 and that a business will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 14 seconds by that time. 2
  • 3. Incidents Types Nuclear Power Steal Plants Solar Power ATM Account Thefts Stock Exchanges Payment Card Accounts Theft of email addresses, passwords Attacks on government sites ( websites defacement) Financial companies Power Grids World most trusted news organizations Zero day threats Advanced Pertinent Threats Ransomwares 3
  • 4. Incident Handling Framework Layer 1 Preparation • Incident Response Team • Risk Assessment • Compliance • Crisis Management Plan • Technology / Security Tools Layer 2 Identification • Verification • Triage • Decision Making Layer 3 Response • Analysis • Containment • Business Continuity • Eradication • Recovery Layer 4 Review • Assessment of Incident • Legal Aspects • Documentation • Improvement 4
  • 5. Incident Handling Cycle PHASE 1: PLANNING AND ORGANISATION Decision Making Triage If Incident is valid?Incident is detected Documentation Improvement Create Incident Response Team Training Incident Management Strategy Risk Assessment Compliance Crisis Management Plan Security Tools Yes RecoveryEradication All data is stored Crisis Management Plan Containment strategy – time consuming or incident cannot be contained? Choose Containment Strategy Containment and Business Continuity Analysis of Incident LAYER 1: PREPARATION LAYER 2: IDENTIFICATION LAYER 4: REVIEW LAYER 3: RESPONSE Ends No Yes Yes No Legal Aspects Prosecution? Legal Procedures No Assessment 5
  • 6. Incident Handling Procedures in Organisations General Procedure…… • Log the incident • Inform the appropriate people • Release of Information • Follow-up Analysis 6
  • 7. Incident Handling Procedures in Organisations Incident Specific Procedure…… ( Virus family) • Isolate the system • Log all actions • Notify appropriate people • Identify the problem • Contain the virus ( family…..) • Inoculate the System • Return to a Normal Operating Mode • Follow-up Analysis 7
  • 8. Incident Handling Procedures in Organisations Incident Specific Procedure…… ( Hacking) • Identify Problem • Notify appropriate people • Identify Hacker/Cracker • Log all actions • Notify CERT • Follow-up 8
  • 9. Incident Handling Procedures in Organisations Reporting Channels ( How it works in the country) • CERT • Law Enforcement • DPPs Office • ISPs 9