The Incident Investigation process is carried out to maintain the integrity of the system as well as to manage the overall activities which are being executed. Here the identification of the processes of the data will take place to maintain the security measures of the system/
Once the malicious activity has been identified, the security team will investigate the incident to determine the scope of the incident and it will indirectly attempts to minimize the damage.
A successful incident investigation uncovers the root causes that led to an infiltration of the network by nefarious means. More importantly, incident investigations can help security teams devise effective processes to prevent future attacks.
Immediate Action:
Identity what type of attack occurred on the network. It will undergo the detailed identification whether the action which are been carried out at the time of the incident will be identified.
Gather Information:
After identifying what type of attack occurred, security teams need to learn all they can about the incident to assess the threat further. This includes developing an understanding of the users, devices, and applications that are being involved in the incident, a timeline of their behaviors over time, the data that may have left the environment, and the other parts of the network that might now be impacted. All the required details will be gathered to find out the proper solution.