Formal Emergency Response Procedure
1. Incident Response Principles
The ANCORA Security Incident Response Plan defines the standardized procedure for detecting, responding to, and resolving security incidents. The primary objectives are:
Protect user funds and network integrity
Minimize network downtime and disruption
Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders
Prevent recurrence through post-incident improvement
2. Incident Severity Classification
3. Incident Response Team
The permanent Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) consists of:
2 Lead Security Engineers (24/7 on-call rotation)
2 Core Protocol Developers
1 Governance Coordinator
1 Communications Lead
1 External Security Advisor
All team members have pre-configured emergency access and are available 24/7/365.
4. SEV 0 Critical Incident Response Procedure
Detection (T+0): Incident detected via monitoring, bug report, or on-chain anomaly
Activation (T+15 min): SIRT fully activated, emergency communication channel established
Assessment (T+30 min): Root cause analysis, impact assessment, scope determination
Containment (T+1 hour):
Activate emergency governance mode
Pause transaction processing if necessary
Deploy temporary mitigation measures
Remediation (T+4 hours):
Develop and test security patch
Coordinate validator upgrade deployment
Prepare network fork if required
Recovery (T+24 hours):
Deploy patch to network
Restore normal network operation
Verify complete incident resolution
Communication:
Initial public statement within 1 hour of detection
Regular updates every 2 hours during incident
Full post-mortem report published within 7 days
5. Emergency Governance Powers
For SEV 0 incidents only, the 9-member Emergency Security Council may exercise limited temporary powers:
Pause transaction processing for maximum 24 hours
Deploy emergency security patches without full governance vote
Coordinate network hard fork to resolve exploit
Freeze attacker addresses with proven stolen funds
All emergency powers automatically expire after 30 days, with full authority returning to normal governance.
6. Post-Incident Process
Full root cause analysis completed within 3 days
Detailed public post-mortem report published within 7 days
All contributing factors documented and addressed
Additional security controls implemented to prevent recurrence
Incident response plan updated based on lessons learned
Full third-party audit of incident and remediation