In today's cloud-centric landscape, rapid and agile threat detection is paramount, with cloud attacks often occurring in less than 10 minutes. This necessitates a shift in security operations thinking, embracing the "distributed, immutable, ephemeral" mindset. This presentation introduces the 555 Benchmark, an innovative approach to cloud threat detection and incident response, with a goal of detecting signals in five seconds, triaging high-fidelity alerts in five minutes and responding within five minutes. Drawing insights from threat research conducted by Sysdig, Orca Security and CrowdStrike, we explore the urgency of this benchmark and its significance in securing cloud environments effectively.

In this presentation, ex-Gartner analyst Anna Belak, Sysdig’s director, Office of Cybersecurity Strategy, will share the 555 Benchmark framework and what key approaches to use including:

Detect

Transitioning from on-premises thinking to the cloud is challenging, with infrequent compliance scanning creating visibility gaps and tedious legacy controls maintenance. Fast detection capabilities are crucial for new environments, and continuous posture management, including drift detection and everything-as-code (EaC), improves security.

Triage/Investigate

Managing the overwhelming volume of data with limited context requires bridging knowledge gaps and involving new roles like DevOps for effective response. Tools and processes are needed to correlate various signals, map to MITRE ATT&CK and add external threat context for rapid high-risk signal correlation.

Respond

Ephemeral cloud assets require automated response actions while preserving forensic evidence. Compliance with regulations adds to the complexity. Leveraging everything-as-code (EaC) and NIST SP 800-160 guidelines for resilient systems and sidecar containers for forensic data collection enhance visibility and security.