Security management Toolkit

Hack attacks: Develop your attack response strategy

Prepared by Beth Blakely Tech Republic

Published: 14 Jul 2003 10:31 BST

High-stress situations -- like a hacker attack -- will either bring out the best or the worst in a net admin. In the heat of the moment, it's tough to remember all the details and determine the best way to handle a delicate situation. But if you've armed yourself with a plan, you'll be much more likely to make the right decisions and take the appropriate steps if an attack does occur. That's where this download comes in. (Please note: You will need to register for free membership of TechRepublic in order to download this article.)

To help ensure that you're ready to respond to an attack and resecure your systems, we've gathered Robert Bogue's three-part series, "You've been hacked," into one downloadable resource. Bogue provides advice on what to do in the first five minutes, the first hour, and the first week after your systems have been compromised.

You can find the download here.

The articles are also available online here:

You've been hacked: What to do first

You've been hacked: What to do in the first hour

You've been hacked: Now prevent future attacks

About the download
The articles in this download cover such topics as how to image your systems to preserve a record, how to evaluate systems to detect tampering, and how to rebuild compromised systems. To prevent future attacks, Bogue offers pointers on patching vulnerabilities, establishing monitoring, and performing an external security audit.