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Problem:
A large financial services company recognised the critical need to assess its incident readiness and digital forensic capabilities. They sought a comprehensive review of their incident management capabilities to ensure they were well-prepared to respond to cybersecurity incidents.
Response:
Toro prepared a comprehensive review, assessing the financial services company's incident management capabilities, encompassing monitoring, logging, threat intelligence, detection, and response capabilities.
The assessment covered the following critical components:
- Isolation and Preservation of Endpoint Devices:
- Endpoint Monitoring, Response, and Analytics
- SIEM and SOAR
- Vulnerability Management
Outcome:
The outcome of the assessment led to the identification of multiple recommendations and enhancements: These included:
- Enhanced communication processes with business stakeholders to ensure that incident response efforts align with business objectives and minimize disruption.
- Strengthening supply chain risk management practices to mitigate third-party cybersecurity risks. Implementation of data classification measures to categorize data based on its sensitivity and importance, allowing for targeted protection.
- Role-based access control policies were refined to limit access to sensitive data and systems, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.
- The backup regime was improved to ensure data availability and business continuity in the event of a cybersecurity incident.
- Documentation of detailed procedures for incident response and forensic investigations was emphasized, enhancing the team's ability to respond effectively.
- Regular testing of log availability and integrity was initiated to ensure that critical logs were available for analysis during incident investigations.
- A thorough review of coding practices and cloud infrastructure configurations was performed to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.
- The financial services company's proactive approach to assessing and enhancing its incident readiness and digital forensic capabilities positioned them to respond effectively to cybersecurity incidents. The identified recommendations and improvements across various areas of their cybersecurity operations strengthened their overall security posture.