Computer Incident Response Planning Handbook: Executable Plans for Protecting Information at Risk

Reinforce your organization’s security posture using the expert information contained in this tactical guide. The Computer Incident Response Planning Handbook: Executable Plans for Protecting Information at Risk shows you how to build and manage successful response plans for the cyber incidents that have become inevitable for organizations of any size. Find out why these plans work. Learn the step-by-step process for developing and managing plans built to address the wide range of issues organizations face in times of crisis.

• Contains the essentials for developing both data breach and malware outbreak response plans—and best practices for maintaining those plans
• Features ready-to-implement CIRPs—derived from living incident response plans that have survived the rigors of repeated execution and numerous audits
• Clearly explains how to minimize the risk of post-event litigation, brand impact, fines and penalties—and how to protect shareholder value
• Supports corporate compliance with industry standards and requirements, including PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and CA SB-24

About the Author

N.K. McCarthy previously managed the Information Security Operations / Threat & Vulnerability Management for a Fortune 50 Corporation for several years. His international staff performed round-the-clock security event monitoring and response. His responsibilities included: security patch remediation, vulnerability scans, and remediation, penetration testing, system configuration monitoring and remediation, maintaining the various Computer Incident Response Plans (CIRP), and an active threat portfolio for key business functions, users, application platforms and persistent vulnerabilities.

With a career in over 20 plus years in IT, Mr. McCarthy has held a wide range of roles within IT including systems programming, IT consultant, technical management, and IT sales. He recently retired after 30 plus years as a Marine Corps reservist obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His last reserve assignment of five years was with the U.S. Cyber Command. After 9/11, Lt. Col. McCarthy was mobolized and spent almost four years on active duty as an Information Warfare Officer working at the U.S. Strategic Command, the Pentagon, and the National Security Agency (NSA). Mr. McCarthy also has 17 years of experience as a volunteer reserve police officer. In this capacity he was able to attend U.S. DOJ (Law Enforcement Only) training in computer forensics and advanced Internet investigations. He was also certified by FEMA for its Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Mr. McCarthy is currently on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley chapter of the FBI's Infragard program.

Mr. McCarthy has a B.S. degree in Computer Science, an M.B.A. and a CISSP. He is also the CEO of an SDVOB S-corporation with established and developing business in California and Nevada.