Incident Response

How QNSI handles security incidents.

How QNSI handles security incidents.

Incident classification

Severity Description Response time
Critical Data breach, service compromise 15 minutes
High Security vulnerability exploited 1 hour
Medium Suspicious activity 4 hours
Low Policy violation 24 hours

Response process

1. Detection

  • Automated monitoring
  • Customer reports
  • Security research

2. Triage

  • Assess severity
  • Identify scope
  • Assign responders

3. Containment

  • Isolate affected systems
  • Preserve evidence
  • Prevent spread

4. Eradication

  • Remove threat
  • Patch vulnerabilities
  • Verify remediation

5. Recovery

  • Restore services
  • Verify integrity
  • Monitor for recurrence

6. Post-incident

  • Root cause analysis
  • Lessons learned
  • Process improvements

Customer notification

Timing

  • Critical: Within 24 hours
  • High: Within 72 hours
  • As required by regulations

Content

  • Nature of incident
  • Data affected
  • Actions taken
  • Recommended actions

Reporting incidents

Report security concerns:

Customer responsibilities

  • Monitor audit logs
  • Report suspicious activity
  • Maintain contact information
  • Follow security advisories