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Evidence and Incidents

Evidence and incidence IT security standards are published by ISO and IEC. They include the ISO/IEC 27035 series, which covers Principles of incident management, Guidelines to plan and prepare for incident response, and guidelines for identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of digital evidence.

ISO/IEC 27035-1:2016

Information technology - Security techniques - Information security incident management - Part 1: Principles of incident management

ISO/IEC 27035-1:2016 is the foundation of this multipart International Standard. It presents basic concepts and phases of information security incident management and combines these concepts with principles in a structured approach to detecting, reporting, assessing, and responding to incidents, and applying lessons learnt. The principles given in ISO/IEC 27035-1:2016 are generic and intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size or nature. Organizations can adjust the guidance given in ISO/IEC 27035-1:2016 according to their type, size and nature of business in relation to the information security risk situation. It is also applicable to external organizations providing information security incident management services.

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ISO/IEC 27035-2:2016

Information technology - Security techniques - Information security incident management - Part 2: Guidelines to plan and prepare for incident response

ISO/IEC 27035-2:2016 provides the guidelines to plan and prepare for incident response. The guidelines are based on the Plan and Prepare phase and the Lessons Learned phase of the Information security incident management phases model presented in ISO/IEC 27035 1. The major points within the Plan and Prepare phase include the following: - information security incident management policy and commitment of top management; - information security policies, including those relating to risk management, updated at both corporate level and system, service and network levels; - information security incident management plan; - incident response team (IRT) establishment; - establish relationships and connections with internal and external organizations; - technical and other support (including organizational and operational support); - information security incident management awareness briefings and training; - information security incident management plan testing. The principles given in this part of ISO/IEC 27035 are generic and intended to be applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size or nature. Organizations can adjust the guidance given in this part of ISO/IEC 27035 according to their type, size and nature of business in relation to the information security risk situation. This part of ISO/IEC 27035 is also applicable to external organizations providing information security incident management services.

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ISO/IEC 27037:2012

Information technology - Security techniques - Guidelines for identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of digital evidence

ISO/IEC 27037:2012 provides guidelines for specific activities in the handling of digital evidence, which are identification, collection, acquisition and preservation of potential digital evidence that can be of evidential value. It provides guidance to individuals with respect to common situations encountered throughout the digital evidence handling process and assists organizations in their disciplinary procedures and in facilitating the exchange of potential digital evidence between jurisdictions. ISO/IEC 27037:2012 gives guidance for the following devices and circumstances: Digital storage media used in standard computers like hard drives, floppy disks, optical and magneto optical disks, data devices with similar functions, Mobile phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs), memory cards, Mobile navigation systems, Digital still and video cameras (including CCTV), Standard computer with network connections, Networks based on TCP/IP and other digital protocols, and Devices with similar functions as above. The above list of devices is an indicative list and not exhaustive.

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