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Cisco Product Security Cisco Product Security Incident ResponseIncident Response

Product Security Incident Response TeamProduct Security Incident Response Team

<<[email protected]>@cisco.com>

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Product Security Incident ManagersProduct Security Incident Managers::Jim DuncanJim Duncan

<<jnduncanjnduncan@@ciscocisco.com>.com>

LisaLisa NapierNapier<<llnapiernapier@@ciscocisco.com>.com>

Damir RajnovicDamir Rajnovic<drajnovi<drajnovi@@ciscocisco.com>.com>

PSIRT Evangelist:PSIRT Evangelist:RichardRichard AcevesAceves

Serviceability DesignServiceability Design<<[email protected]>@cisco.com>

2© 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc. www.cisco.comNetwork Security Response 101

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About PSIRTAbout PSIRT

• The PSIRT covers ALL Cisco products!(Not just security products)

• Handle customer’s security incidents

• Our service is free of charge

• Liaison member of FIRST (Infosec is the full member)

• One of the several groups which deals with security (some of the others are: Infosec, SecurityConsulting, SNS, Consulting)

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Product SecurityProduct SecurityIncident ManagerIncident Manager

• Incident Manager is a member of the Escalation Team

• Responds to active attacks; mostly intrusions or denial-of-service (DoS) attacks

• Assists with computer and network forensics: analysis, packet traces, logs, second opinions

• Point-of-Contact for receiving and pursuing external reports of vulnerabilities in Cisco products

• Proactive work on new products and evaluation of existing ones

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External LiaisonsExternal Liaisons

• PSIRT members are active in US and EU area:FBI (EU)

National Infrastructure Protection Center (US)

Internet Crime Forum (UK)

National Criminal Intelligence Service (UK)

G8 Hi-Tech Crime Subcommittee

Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (US)

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Who Qualifies for PSIRT Help?Who Qualifies for PSIRT Help?

• Cisco products likely to be involved, but not required

• No maintenance contract required

• Case will be send to PSIRT if customer specifically asks

• The same if caller is identified as law enforcement officer or member of an incident response team

• Otherwise the normal queue process applies

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Don’t Send This Stuff to PSIRTDon’t Send This Stuff to PSIRT

• Proactive setup or general configuration questions

• Security policy or design questions

• Hypothetical questions

• Ordinary (non-security) bugs with Cisco products

• Lost enable passwords

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ConfidentialityConfidentiality

• Confidentiality is even more important for security incidents than ordinary cases

• Information leaks can hurt the customer and Cisco

• Minimize discussion to maintain confidentiality

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Confidentiality (Confidentiality (contcont.).)

• PSIRT uses its own tracking system which is separate from the rest of the company

• Only PSIRT members do have access to it

• Mailing list is closed with strictly controlled members

• Strict application of need-to-know rules for every information and issue which we are handling

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Contacting PSIRTContacting PSIRT

• <[email protected]> for non-emergency messages<[email protected]> for emergencies

• +1 877 228 7302 (toll-free in North America)+1 408 525 6532 (elsewhere in the world)

• If no response, contact Incident Managers separatelyhttp://www-tac.cisco.com/Teams/PSIRT/psirt-members.html

• Fallback provided by PSIRT liaison members, Escalation Teams, and the TAC Manager on Duty

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ReferencesReferences

• PSIRT web pagehttp://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/sec_incident_response.shtml

• Security Advisories and guides on CCOhttp://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/advisory.html