Network Security Specialist SOPs

This template contains Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Network Security Specialists, covering a wide range of crucial tasks. It begins with SOP 1, which outlines the process for monitoring and responding to security incidents, emphasizing the importance of prompt detection, analysis, and mitigation. This section details steps for monitoring security alerts, identifying incident severity, containing and mitigating threats, conducting post-incident analysis, and ensuring reporting and compliance.

SOP 2 focuses on configuring and managing firewalls to protect the organization's network. It includes defining firewall policies and rules, configuring rules for inbound, outbound, and internal traffic, enabling logging and monitoring, testing configurations, and conducting regular maintenance and audits. SOP 3 addresses implementing Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS), covering selecting the appropriate IDPS, installation and configuration, tuning rules, enabling logging, responding to alerts, and conducting maintenance and updates.

The document continues with SOP 4 on performing security log analysis, ensuring logs from various sources are collected and analyzed for threats. This section details identifying log sources, centralizing collection, defining analysis criteria, performing analysis, responding to events, and conducting audits. SOP 5 outlines managing and responding to phishing attacks, emphasizing identification, investigation, response, removal, and employee awareness training.

Further, SOP 6 addresses conducting regular vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate weaknesses. It covers planning, selecting tools, conducting scans, analyzing results, mitigating vulnerabilities, and reporting. SOP 7 focuses on implementing email security controls to protect against email-based threats, including configuring authentication standards, anti-phishing measures, spam detection, and access policies. SOP 8 details patch management and security updates, ensuring all systems are up to date.

Finally, the document includes SOP 9 on implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for enhanced security and SOP 10 on managing Network Access Control (NAC) to regulate network access. These SOPs cover defining scope, selecting solutions, enforcing policies, monitoring usage, and ensuring compliance, providing a comprehensive guide for maintaining a secure network environment.