As organisations increasingly embrace Azure and other public, hybrid, or multi-cloud infrastructures, the challenge of misconfigured cloud services becomes more pronounced. Often, developers, driven by the urgency to meet project timelines, may inadvertently neglect crucial security best practices such as secrets management and the principle of least privilege. Additionally, there is a common misconception that Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) exclusively manage all aspects of security, further intensifying the need for comprehensive Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) services
BDO Digital’s Cloud Incident Response
BDOs Digital’s Incident Response team operates independently, comprising seasoned experts in digital forensics and incident response, with a mission to uncover and mitigate security incidents within organisations' complex Azure, hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Our objective is to swiftly identify and remediate security threats across the organisation’s cloud and hybrid landscape, ensuring minimal disruption and safeguarding critical assets.
The Principles of Our Approach:
Assess & Analyse: Quickly assess the incident, collect and analyse evidence, and identify the root causes
Contain & Remediate: Act swiftly to contain the threat eliminate security weaknesses and prevent further damage
Improve & Prevent: Collaborate on remediation, enhance security processes, and continually improve defences for future incident prevention
Activity and Outcomes
Collaboratively with you, we conduct an in-depth analysis of incident findings, meticulously filter out false alarms, and prioritise security incidents based on their potential business and technical impact. We then deliver actionable insights, provide support during the incident response and remediation phases, and verify the effectiveness of these efforts. The leads to improved security processes and maintains secure cloud posture.
A Typical Set of Activities:
Planning & Scoping: Define the scope, objectives and constraints to guide the appropriate response
Evidence Collection & Examination: Gather digital evidence, conduct forensics analysis, and assess the impact of the incident
Root Cause Identification, Containment & Eradication: Determine the underlying causes of the incident and vulnerabilities exploited. Act decisively to contain and eliminate the threat further damage
Remediation & Continuous Improvement: Collaborate on remediation efforts, verify effectiveness and enhance security procedures for ongoing protection
BDO Digital's Cloud Incident Response service is available either on-demand (availability allowing) or as a retained service (with agreed SLAs) on an annual or bi-annual basis.