Evaluating security workflows
The impact that security operations have on a company is based largely on the ability to recognize and respond to incidents. The most efficient security operations teams and tools will also continuously hunt for vulnerabilities and threats to enable new controls before a threat becomes an incident. However, incidents are going to happen within any company. Let’s set the foundation of what an incident is and how security operations respond to these threats.
Security strategies for incident management and response
A security incident is a confirmed breach in a company environment that could lead to access, loss, or disclosure of sensitive company information, such as customer or personal data. NIST 800-61 R2 states that “a security incident is a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, acceptable use policies, or standard security practices.”
A company should have a strategy and process for responding...
