How to manage a cyber-attack
CIOs and CSOs have to start the management process before the cyber-attack occurs
How to Manage Cyber-Attacks Needs to be Planned for - Cyber-attacks are now an everyday event and it is only a matter of time before your company faces one if it has not already. Cybercriminals are ubiquitous and attacks will continue despite our resolute attempts to stop them - even organizations with the best defenses in place are not immune. CIOs and CSOs need to accept these risks as facts and be prepared to respond quickly and effectively. Managing cyber breaches starts before the breach occurs.
Be Prepared
Perform a security data audit: know where sensitive data resides and come up with a data protection strategy. These measures can save hours of critical time that would have to be done in the heat of the moment after a cyber-attack. The audit should include personally identifying information (PII) such as credit card data, any intellectual property, classified materials, and any data under regulatory or compliance control.
Document results and keep them up to date: to make sure that the company is always ready, know sensitive data locations, keep systems patched and up-to-date, conduct ongoing vulnerability testing, and continually test and refine the process with regular 'fire drills'.
Monitor and Report Breach Quickly
Conduct endpoint security analytics: leveraging data from all servers and end-user devices, endpoint security analytics can give complete visibility of endpoint activities across the network, in order to detect anomalous behavior, risks areas, and security threats before damage can spread.
Automate the security processes: Integrating network-enabled cyber forensics tools with systems to quickly reveal and validate suspect or mutating software on any endpoint on the network. The security tool should be able to work quickly across platforms, as speed is essential to finding and collecting actionable volatile data.
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