Incident Response in the Age of Cloud

Learn to identify security incidents and build a series of best practices to stop cyber attacks before they create serious consequencesKey FeaturesDiscover Incident Response (IR) from its evolution to implementationUnderstand cybersecurity essentials and IR best practices through real-world phishing incident scenariosExplore the current challenges in IR through the perspectives of leading expertsBook DescriptionCybercriminals are always in search of new methods to infiltrate systems. Quickly responding to an incident will help organizations minimize losses decrease vulnerabilities and rebuild services and processes.In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with most organizations gravitating towards remote working and cloud computing this book uses frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK® and the SANS IR model to assess security risks.The book begins by introducing you to the cybersecurity landscape and explaining why IR matters. You will understand the evolution of IR current challenges key metrics and the composition of an IR team along with an array of methods and tools used in an effective IR process. You will then learn how to apply these strategies with discussions on incident alerting handling investigation recovery and reporting.Further you will cover governing IR on multiple platforms and sharing cyber threat intelligence and the procedures involved in IR in the cloud. Finally the book concludes with an “Ask the Experts” chapter wherein industry experts have provided their perspective on diverse topics in the IR sphere.By the end of this book you should become proficient at building and applying IR strategies pre-emptively and confidently.What you will learnUnderstand IR and its significanceOrganize an IR teamExplore best practices for managing attack situations with your IR teamForm organize and operate a product security team to deal with product vulnerabilities and assess their severityOrganize all the entities involved in product security responseRespond to security vulnerabilities using tools developed by Keepnet Labs and BinalyzeAdapt all the above learnings for the cloudWho this book is forThis book is aimed at first-time incident responders cybersecurity enthusiasts who want to get into IR and anyone who is responsible for maintaining business security. It will also interest CIOs CISOs and members of IR SOC and CSIRT teams. However IR is not just about information technology or security teams and anyone with a legal HR media or other active business role would benefit from this book.The book assumes you have some admin experience. No prior DFIR experience is required. Some infosec knowledge will be a plus but isn’t mandatory.