[O.CM.1] Automate alerts for security and performance issues

Category: FOUNDATIONAL

Alerts should automatically notify teams when there are indicators of malicious activity, compromise, or performance degradation. Effective alerting accelerates incident response times, enabling teams to quickly address and resolve issues before they can significantly impact system performance or security. Without automatic alerting, teams can suffer from delayed response times that can lead to prolonged system downtime or increased exposure to security threats.

Implement centralized alerting mechanisms to track anomalous behavior across all systems. Define specific conditions and thresholds that, when breached, will raise alerts. Verify that the alerts are delivered to the appropriate teams by email, text message, or the team's preferred notification system. Integrating these alerts into your centralized incident management systems can also help in the automatic creation of tickets, aiding faster resolution.

In a more advanced workflow, alerts can be integrated with automated governance systems to start remediation actions immediately upon detection or to gather additional insights that will aid investigations.

Related information: