XYZ Technologies had a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack to their environment yesterday. Your deliverable will include reviewing the incident details document and create a RCA (Root Cause Analysis) report based on this incident. Review the details of the incident below:
Incident Details: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Attack
At 2:26 CST the internet facing firewalls peaked at 100% CPU load. This load level caused any additional connection to be lost, giving the appearance that the corporate website and connectivity to the other IoT devices supported by this site to lose connectivity. Initial investigation of the log data showed 1.25 million syn requests by the following external IP addresses:
1.169.228.122, 5.254.97.84, 27.254.56.45, 37.48.80.165, 37.186.206.134, 41.32.37.226, 42.61.188.34, 103.213.45.145, 111.91.82.161, 151.233.52.209, 168.187.104.130, 186.167.1.54, 190.205.33.163, 213.184.112.102, 217.219.150.126
In the first 8 minutes, the following remediation techniques were used:
The addition of attacking IP addresses to a global block list. Result, a new attacking IP appears with the same number of syn requests.
When the website is disabled, the syn requests drop to zero.
When the website is brought up in a new location, the syn requests return, and bring down the protecting firewall.
Remediation:
After 8 minutes of complete down-time, a decision was made to disable the site in IIS until an appropriate solution could be implemented.
At 23 minutes, a recommendation was made to the support team to offload the syn requests to a cloud-based firewall, called incapsula.
At 42 minutes Incapsula implemented solution with a 30-day free trial.
Setup of Incapsula Tool
Configuration of primary website within Incapsula
Configuration of DNS from original location to Incapsula
At 45 minutes the website was returned to functional status, by re-enabling the site in IIS.
Future State:
XYZ currently has only 2 websites with public facing addresses. These two sites will be protected by the incapsula tool to offload any future DDoS attempts.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Report
After reviewing the incident above, create a RCA (Root Cause Analysis) report based on this incident. While your report is a technical document, rich in detail, it is your role as the cybersecurity professional to tailor this RCA to meet the expectations of the target audience of non-technical, executive leadership, and customers. Please be sure to address the following:
A breakdown of the incident details (Areas Affected, Dates, and Times).
Information on the root cause of the incident.
Specifics of how the incident was resolved, or if additional steps need to be taken to fully resolve the incident.
Preventative measures for future incidents.
Be sure to tailor this RCA so that it is rich in detail but does not rely on technical language to meet the expectations of the target audience of non-technical, executive leadership, and customers.
Your report should use professional tone and vocabulary, APA format, and proper spelling and grammar.
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
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less, there is a hole in McDonalds milk item, where an inquiry is addressed on the authority site, inquiring: “Do you offer sans dairy option in contrast to your milk item?”. McDonalds addressed that they right now don’t offer without dairy options in contrast to their milk items yet are continuously taking a gander at new menu choices (McDonalds UK, 2019).
A portion of their exemplary things are without dairy by fixings, yet may have possible cross tainting with dairy. One of the items would be the McChicken and Chicken Nuggets, since they are cooked in a common fryer with their Buttermilk Crispy Chicken, which contains milk. Though in the U.S, their McDonald’s French fries additionally contain a tiny measure of milk, same for the English Muffins, Bagels and other breakfast breads that are buttered (Fleming, 2018).
The New Product
As referenced above from their FAQ reply, McDonalds is continuously checking out new menu choices and advances new items to draw in more clients and further develop its business soundness. To differentiating its product offering and fulfills market interest, selling non-dairy items, beginning with frozen yogurt and shakes that can work on its incomes and premium new objective. To contribute or design new machines that produces just non-dairy frozen yogurt and milkshakes, utilizing almond, coconut, soy or cereal milk rather than natural cow milk.
Main interest group
McDonalds fundamental objective gathering incorporates guardians with little youngsters (families), adolescents, guys and females of the age between 2 to 45 years. Clients who are agreeable, money saving advantages, time proficiency and consistently eats inexpensive food. McDonald’s objectives lower, working and working class individuals and mainstreamer people (Dudovskiy, 2016). Be that as it may, most of their missions are conveyed to everybody to guarantee they have a wide reach (McDonalds, 2018).
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‘Veggie lover treats’ pins via online media stage Pinterest were set aside to 329%. As to dairy, treat can be delivered without creature items, which the stage said to exchange coconut oil for spread and flaxseed for eggs (Sutton, 2017). It is made it into standard. As per Alpro, the main plant-based brand in the UK (2017), 1 of every 3 individuals consistently purchase plant-based beverages and customers would visit and purchase on a more regular basis if their