1
Once the desired structure is defined, the CSIRT Project
Manager will recruit and hire personnel with the skills required by the functions to be carried out. Regardless of
what position they are hired for, personnel should have a
breadth of skills so as to avoid single points of failure within
INFRAESTRUCTURE
ACADEMYstaff will not
the CSIRT.19 Moreover, CSIRT
be expected to
devote 100% of their time to any singular activity, especialPROVIDER
ly in the time immediately
following itsENTERPRISE
launch. In certain
cases, successful teams may begin with three people, for
JUDICIAL
example one director, one
IT manager SECURITY
and one leader to
cover multiple roles, including operations and R&D, that
also supports the IT manager.
phase of CSIRT deSATISFIEDIn the firstINFORMED
velopment, (implementation), IT support takes priority. Incident-response capacity ALERT
will grow as theRESEARCH
CSIRT increases its
staff size, secures funding and becomes fully operational.
INFRAESTRUCTURE
This will
be particularly trueCOMMERCIAL
in the operations GOVERMENT
department.
ACADEMY
PROVIDER
ENTERPRISE
Management
FINANCIAL
SERVICE PROV.
SATISFIED
ALERT
NFRAESTRUCTURE
GOVERMENT
COMMERCIAL
SYSTEM
LEGESLATIVE
SERVICE PROV.
FINANCIAL
EVOLUTION
CIVIL
CLOSELY
MONITOR
MISSION
VULNERABILITY
IT Support
NATIONAL
MILITARY
OUTPUT
LEGESLATIVE
CIVIL MANAGEMENT
CLOSELY
VULNERABILITY
EVENT
SYSTEM
CLOSELY
GOVERMENT
TOOLS
JUDICIAL
SECURITY
SERVICE PROV.
FINANCIAL
EVOLUTION
EVENT
ALERT
RESEARCH
SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL
server
GOVERMENT
INPUT
TOOLS
fax
MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
EVOLUTION
MANAGEMENT
computer
MONITOR
B
shredder
MISSION
NETWORK
ASISTANT
storage
MILITARY
SPEAKER
CUSTODIANS
OUTPUT
LEGESLATIVE
CIVIL
MANAGEMENT
CLOSELY
COMUNICATION
INCIDENT
NETWORK
ASISTANT
ASISTANT
SPEAKER
CUSTODIANS
1 Leader
1 Leader
2 Technical Specialists
2 Technical Specialists
(Network Administrator,
Systems Administrator)
Research
and Development
1 Leader
1 Leader
1 Technical Specialists
2 Security specialists
(Analyst/Researcher,
Records Custodian)
Operations
1 Leader
1 Leader
NATIONAL
MILITARY
1 Technical Specialists
3 Incident specialists
(classification, triage,
handling)
OUTPUT
LEGESLATIVE
1 Lawyer (Legal support)
1 Lawyer (Legal support)
1 Reporter (communications)
1 Reporter (communications)
1 Financial analyst
1 Financial analyst
CUSTODIANS
VALUE
phone ASISTANT
NATIONAL
1 Director
CIVIL
Notes
CLOSELY
VULNERABILITY
• This
table is based on experiences
acquired through consultation with
some CSIRTs in the region (no CSIRT
is structured exactly the same;
each CSIRT is different based on its
particular needs and/or functions).
• Some positions may be assumed by
the same person.
MANAGEMENT
TRIAGE
COMUNICATION
EVENT
INCIDENT
NETWORK
SYSTEM
ASISTANT
ASISTANT
SPEAKER
CUSTODIANS
Support Services*1
shredder
MISSION
A
COMUNICATION
INCIDENT
TRIAGE
ASISTANT
INPUT
fax
MONITOR
1 Director/Coordinator
COMUNICATION
ENTERPRISE
INFORMED
2nd Phase | Operation
15 (12 employees + 3 support staff)
NETWORK
SPEAKER
TRIAGEcomputer
1st Phase | Implementation
9 (6 employees + 3 support staff)
LEGESLATIVE
PROVIDER
MANAGEMENT
fax
OUTPUT
COMMERCIAL
SATISFIED
56
TOOLS
INFRAESTRUCTURE
MIDDLE
server
MANAGEMENT
VALUE
phone
INPUT
ASISTANT
MANAGEMENT
SERVICE PROV.
MILITARY
MILITARYMANAGEMENT
The table shown below provides an example of how a
TOOLS
OUTPUT
INPUT
CSIRT with a staff size of 10 may distribute its roles and
MANAGEMENT
functions.SERVICE
Information
was
acquired
through consultaFINANCIAL
TRIAGE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
PROV.
ECURITY
CIVIL
tions with CSIRTs from theEVOLUTION
region, that, while varying in
circumstances and experiences,
all serve as models
for
EVENT
INCIDENT
NFORMED
MISSION
VULNERABILITY
success. MONITOR
VALUE
ACADEMY
NATIONAL
MIDDLE
NATIONAL
NTERPRISE
ESEARCH
GOVERMENT
VALUE
SECURITY
Regardless
of what
position they EVOLUTION
are
hired
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
for, INFORMED
personnel should
have a breadth
of
MONITOR
MISSION
skills so as to avoid single points of failure
RESEARCH
VALUE
within
the CSIRT
JUDICIAL
COMMERCIAL
Personnel
1 Coordinator
TOOLS
INPUT
CSIRT Departments
PLANNING
Size and Quantity of Resources
VULNERABILITY
storage
C
D
MIDDLE
Organization
and HR
MANAGEMENT
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