Option #1: Consolidated Electronics Group Incident Response Plan

Scenario

Consolidated Electronics Group, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of avionics equipment to various airlines across the continental United States. Recently, the company laid off several employees, resulting in many disgruntled workers.

Now, the information technology (IT) staff has reported a spike in network attacks numbering in the thousands. Reports from the intrusion detection system (IDS) indicate that two of these potential attacks may have compromised highly classified plans for a new prototype avionics switchboard, which is expected to revolutionize the market. The IT staff suspects that the attacks and potential security breach may have something to do with the recently laid-off staff.

Assignment Instructions

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a recognized authority for providing security standards, guidelines and procedures. NIST provides a large array of other security-related documents, which are of great value to information security professionals.

To complete this assignment, use NIST’s Computer Security Incident Handling Guide (Links to an external site.), Section 3 starting on page 21. Once on the site, click the link on the right side of the screen to download the PDF.

Using the guidance from guide, craft an incident response plan that includes:

A description of the specific measures that will be taken to investigate a security breach

An explanation of steps taken to prevent future attacks and to secure the company’s information systems

A communication plan to disseminate the results and findings of this event to the organization

Your plan must meet the following requirements:

4-5 pages in length, not including the cover page and reference page.

Formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Include an introduction, a body with fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Be clearly and well written using excellent grammar and style techniques. Be concise. Be logical. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing. If you need assistance with your writing style, visit the Writing Center (Links to an external site.), which is also accessible from the Library’s homepage.

Refer to the Critical Thinking Rubric below for more information on expectations for this assignment.