Breach Response Playbook Versioning for Incident Task Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cybersecurity measures are inadequate in effectively managing and responding to cyber events, leading to data breaches and compromised system integrity, resulting in significant costs and regulatory compliance challenges for enterprises.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for creating a new version of a playbook by identifying differences between an authority document and its revision, removing unnecessary tasks, and using this updated playbook to select appropriate tasks for responding to security incidents, integrated with a computing environment to facilitate effective security incident response management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cybersecurity measures are used to manage and respond to cyber events, then basic security monitoring is maintained, but effective incident response management and regulatory compliance are inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments incident response management into structured playbooks that break down complex security incidents into discrete, manageable tasks. Each playbook represents a specific incident type with predefined response steps, allowing security teams to handle different incident scenarios through modular, organized procedures rather than ad-hoc responses.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining playbooks and tasks before incidents occur. Regulatory requirements and incident response procedures are codified in advance into structured playbooks, enabling security teams to immediately execute pre-planned responses when incidents occur, rather than developing responses in real-time under pressure.
2Reliability
If comprehensive security monitoring and response procedures are implemented, then incident detection and response capability is improved, but time and resources required for management increase
Solution Approach 1:
Playbooks are created in advance with all necessary response tasks predefined and organized. When an incident occurs, the system automatically identifies the appropriate playbook and retrieves pre-structured tasks, eliminating the time needed to devise response procedures during the incident itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service incident response by automatically matching incidents to appropriate playbooks and presenting relevant tasks to responders. The structured playbooks guide security teams through necessary actions without requiring extensive external consultation or manual procedure development, allowing teams to independently and efficiently manage incidents.
3Measurement precision
If manual playbook creation and updating is performed, then regulatory compliance documentation is maintained, but efficiency and accuracy of playbook versions are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that automatically track changes between playbook versions and identify differences. When regulatory requirements or incident response procedures are updated, the system compares new versions against existing playbooks, highlights discrepancies, and manages version transitions, ensuring accuracy while reducing manual review burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying to efficiently manage playbook versions. Instead of manually recreating entire playbooks during updates, the system copies existing playbook structures and selectively modifies affected sections based on regulatory changes or incident lessons learned, maintaining version accuracy while significantly improving update efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Differences between a first document and a second document are identified. The first document constitutes an authority and the second document constitutes a revision of the authority. A new version of a playbook is created based on the differences, where the playbook is associated with the first document and the new version of the playbook is associated with the second document. Creating the new version of the playbook based on the differences includes determining whether the first document requires a task that is not required by the second document; and responsive to determining that the first document requires the task that is not required by the second document, removing the task from the new version of the playbook. An incident is then received and the new version of the playbook is used to select a set of tasks for resolving the first incident.