Automated Incident Response System for Cybersecurity Threats
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cybersecurity incident response systems often rely on external threat detection and response, which can be inefficient and may not effectively address ongoing threats.
Innovation Solution
The system implements an automated incident response method where incident detection signals are transmitted to an automated response system, allowing for real-time analysis of threat properties and determining appropriate responses based on threat severity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If external threat detection systems are used to identify cybersecurity incidents, then threat detection capability is provided, but response efficiency is reduced due to reliance on external systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated response system as an intermediary between external threat detection systems and the computer system. This intermediary receives incident detection signals from external systems, analyzes them locally, and automatically executes responses without waiting for external system actions, thereby reducing response time while maintaining detection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures multiple predetermined responses to different types of cybersecurity incidents and stores them in a database. When an incident is detected, the system quickly matches the incident to a pre-prepared response rather than creating one from scratch, enabling rapid automated response while relying on external systems for initial threat detection
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive incident analysis is performed to determine appropriate responses, then response accuracy is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-analyzes and categorizes different types of cybersecurity incidents, storing predetermined responses with associated confidence levels in a database. This preliminary preparation allows the system to quickly match detected incidents to appropriate responses without performing comprehensive analysis from scratch, maintaining accuracy while reducing processing time
Solution Approach 2:
The automated response system performs self-analysis by evaluating incident detection signals against stored incident patterns and automatically selecting appropriate responses based on confidence levels. This self-service capability eliminates the need for lengthy manual or external system analysis, providing both accuracy and speed
Data Source
AI summary
A method and a system of responding to a cybersecurity incident are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving incident data of at least one incident from a given computer system; analyzing the incident data of the at least one incident, including determining whether the at least one incident has been prevented before; in response to determining that the at least one incident has not been prevented yet in the given computer system, determining, based on the incident data, a threat severity of the at least one incident; and in response to the threat severity of the at least one incident exceeding a predetermined threat severity threshold, determining, based on the incident data, one or more responses to the at least one incident for responding thereto in the given computer system.