Sankofa/docs/compliance/INCIDENT_RESPONSE_PLAN.md

# Incident Response Plan
## Sankofa Phoenix Platform

**Document Version**: 1.0  
**Date**: [Current Date]  
**Classification**: [Classification Level]

Per DoD/MilSpec requirements:
- NIST SP 800-53: IR-1 through IR-8
- NIST SP 800-171: 3.6.1-3.6.3

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## 1. Purpose and Scope

This plan defines procedures for detecting, analyzing, containing, eradicating, and recovering from security incidents.

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## 2. Roles and Responsibilities

### 2.1 Incident Response Team
- **Incident Response Manager**: Overall coordination
- **Security Analysts**: Incident analysis and investigation
- **System Administrators**: Technical remediation
- **Communications Officer**: Stakeholder notification

### 2.2 Escalation Procedures
[Define escalation paths and contact information]

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## 3. Incident Categories

### 3.1 Unauthorized Access
- Indicators: Failed login attempts, unusual access patterns
- Response: Revoke access, investigate source, contain affected systems

### 3.2 Data Breach
- Indicators: Unauthorized data access, exfiltration
- Response: Immediate containment, assess scope, notify affected parties

### 3.3 Malware
- Indicators: Antivirus alerts, unusual system behavior
- Response: Isolate affected systems, remove malware, restore from clean backups

### 3.4 Denial of Service
- Indicators: Service unavailability, resource exhaustion
- Response: Activate DDoS mitigation, scale resources, identify source

### 3.5 System Compromise
- Indicators: Unauthorized system changes, backdoors
- Response: Isolate system, preserve evidence, rebuild from known good state

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## 4. Incident Response Procedures

### 4.1 Detection
- Automated monitoring and alerting
- User reports
- External notifications

### 4.2 Analysis
- Gather evidence
- Determine scope and impact
- Classify incident severity

### 4.3 Containment
- Short-term: Immediate isolation
- Long-term: Full containment

### 4.4 Eradication
- Remove threat
- Patch vulnerabilities
- Clean compromised systems

### 4.5 Recovery
- Restore from backups
- Verify system integrity
- Resume normal operations

### 4.6 Post-Incident
- Root cause analysis
- Lessons learned
- Update procedures
- Report to DoD (if required)

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## 5. DoD Reporting Requirements

### 5.1 Reportable Incidents
- Classified data breaches
- System compromises
- Significant security events

### 5.2 Reporting Timeline
- Initial notification: Within 1 hour
- Detailed report: Within 24 hours

### 5.3 Reporting Channels
[Define DoD reporting channels and procedures]

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## 6. Communication Plan

### 6.1 Internal Communications
[Define internal notification procedures]

### 6.2 External Communications
[Define external notification procedures]

### 6.3 Public Relations
[Define public communication procedures]

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## 7. Testing and Training

### 7.1 Incident Response Testing
- Tabletop exercises: Quarterly
- Full-scale exercises: Annually

### 7.2 Training Requirements
- Incident response team: Annual training
- All staff: Security awareness training

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## Appendix A: Contact Information
[List of key contacts]

## Appendix B: Incident Response Checklist
[Step-by-step checklist]

## Appendix C: Evidence Collection Procedures
[Forensic procedures]