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Archer Cyber Incident& Breach Response®

Use case for IT & Security Risk Management
The Challenge
Identifying potential security issues and responding to cyber incidents are the first lines ofdefense in preventing a significant event. While many organizations have deployed security
information and event management (SIEM) and log collection tools in their infrastructure totrack events and provide alerts, these systems produce an overwhelming amount of data
for the security team to review. Additionally, security response processes managed throughspreadsheets and email can negatively impact the ability of the organization to respond.
Lack of sound methods to prioritize actionable security events, combined with manual,inconsistent operational response procedures, increases the overall risk that the organization
will not adequately respond in time. Poor handoffs between security functions and IT teams
leave little visibility into remediation efforts to close declared cyber incidents. They can also
weaken the overall process to the point that it breaks down when needed most, namely during
a breach.

Overview
Archer Cyber Incident & Breach Response enables you to centrally catalog organizational and IT
assets, establishing business context to drive incident prioritization and implement processes
designed to escalate, investigate and resolve declared incidents effectively. The use caseis designed for teams to work through defined incident response and triage procedures in
preparation for response to a potential data breach.
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Built-in workflows and reporting are designed for security managers to stay on top of the mostpressing issues and to streamline processes. Issues related to a declared incident investigation
can be tracked and managed in a centralized portal that provides full visibility and reporting. If
an incident escalates into a data breach, prebuilt workflows and assessments are designed tohelp the broader business teams work with the security team to respond appropriately.
With Archer Cyber Incident & Breach Response, declared cyber and security events can beescalated quickly and consistently. Advanced workflow and insight to declared cyber andsecurity incidents allow more efficient utilization of security team resources, resulting in fasterresponse, analysis and closure rates for critical security incidents. With improved processes
and capabilities, the security team can more effectively leverage existing infrastructure—suchas SIEMs, log and packet capture tools, and endpoint security technologies—to focus on themost impactful incidents. These capabilities improve security team preparedness in the caseof serious incidents involving potential data breaches, increasing the return on infrastructure
investments while lowering overall security risk.

Features• Centralized catalog of organizational and IT assets.
• Defined incident response lifecycle support with advanced workflow, escalation and response procedures.
• Central repository and taxonomy to manage processes related to security alerts.
• Integration with SIEM/log/packet capture infrastructure.
• Investigation support including incident journals and forensic analysis tracking.
• Issues management for IT operations.
• Breach risk assessments.

Benefits
With Archer Cyber Incident & BreachResponse, you can:• Reduce effort to triage and remediate		 incidents.
• Improve accuracy of consolidated incident		 analysis and reporting.
• Reduce time and effort for security staff		 to escalate and respond to security alerts.
• Improve posture for breach response		 readiness.
• Lower security risk.

About Archer
Archer is a leading provider of integrated risk management (IRM) solutions that enable customers to improve strategic decision-making
and operational resilience with a modern technology platform that supports qualitative and quantitative analysis driven by both businessand IT impacts. As true pioneers in GRC software, Archer remains solely dedicated to helping customers manage risk and compliancedomains, from traditional operational risk to emerging issues such as ESG. With over 20 years in the risk management industry, theArcher customer base represents one of the largest pure risk management communities globally, with more than 1,200 customers
including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
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