Incident Response Plan
Description
Implement an incident response plan to respond to suspected or confirmed cardholder data security incidents.
⚠️ Risk Impact
First-hour response determines breach cost. Card brands have specific notification windows; missing them triggers separate penalties.
🔍 How EchelonGraph Detects This
EchelonGraph's Tier 1 Cloud Scanner automatically checks for this condition across all connected cloud accounts. Violations are flagged as critical-severity findings with remediation guidance.
🔧 Remediation
Documented IR plan + playbooks per incident type. Quarterly tabletop. Card-brand notification matrix. Acquirer notification within 24 hours of confirmed incident.
💀 Real-World Attack Scenario
A merchant detected a breach Tuesday but didn't notify the acquiring bank until the following Monday — 6 days later. Card brand fined the merchant for late notification on top of the breach itself. Total: $3.2M direct + lost merchant status with one major card brand.
💰 Cost of Non-Compliance
Late card-brand notification: $5K-$100K per day. Avg ransomware response: $4.45M.
📋 Audit Questions
- 1.IR plan documented?
- 2.Card-brand notification matrix?
- 3.Last tabletop?
- 4.Walk through last real incident.
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
⚡ Common Pitfalls
- ⛔Generic IR plan that doesn't cover card-brand specifics
- ⛔No 24/7 IR rotation
- ⛔Notification authority too narrow (single person = single point of failure)
📈 Business Value
Rehearsed IR + card-brand-aware response converts incidents from existential to operational.
⏱️ Effort Estimate
Playbook authoring + quarterly tabletop
EchelonGraph maintains live IR runbooks per incident type
🔗 Cross-Framework References
Automate PCI DSS 12.10 compliance
EchelonGraph continuously monitors this control across all your cloud accounts.
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