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AICrisisAlert Security Documentation

Security Overview

AICrisisAlert implements a comprehensive security framework designed for mission-critical emergency management systems. This document outlines security controls, threat models, and compliance measures implemented throughout the system.

Table of Contents

Security Architecture

Defense in Depth Strategy

graph TB
    subgraph "Layer 7: Data Security"
        ENCRYPT[Encryption at Rest]
        BACKUP[Secure Backups]
        ANONYMIZE[Data Anonymization]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 6: Application Security"
        AUTH[Authentication]
        AUTHZ[Authorization]
        INPUT[Input Validation]
        CSRF[CSRF Protection]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 5: Host Security"
        HARDENING[OS Hardening]
        PATCHING[Security Patching]
        MONITORING[Host Monitoring]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 4: Network Security"
        FIREWALL[Firewalls]
        IDS[Intrusion Detection]
        VPN[VPN Access]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 3: Perimeter Security"
        WAF[Web Application Firewall]
        DDOS[DDoS Protection]
        LOAD[Load Balancer]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 2: Identity Security"
        MFA[Multi-Factor Auth]
        RBAC[Role-Based Access]
        AUDIT[Audit Logging]
    end
    
    subgraph "Layer 1: Physical Security"
        DATACENTER[Secure Data Centers]
        ACCESS[Physical Access Control]
        CAMERA[Surveillance]
    end
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Security Principles

  1. Zero Trust Architecture: Never trust, always verify
  2. Principle of Least Privilege: Minimal required access
  3. Defense in Depth: Multiple security layers
  4. Security by Design: Built-in from architecture phase
  5. Continuous Monitoring: Real-time security assessment
  6. Incident Response: Rapid threat response capability

Authentication & Authorization

API Key Authentication

Implementation:

# Bearer token authentication
from fastapi.security import HTTPBearer
from fastapi import HTTPException, Security

security = HTTPBearer()

async def verify_api_key(credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Security(security)) -> str:
    """Verify API key authentication."""
    if not credentials or credentials.scheme != "Bearer":
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=401,
            detail="Invalid authentication scheme. Use Bearer token.",
            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
        )
    
    api_key = credentials.credentials
    if not api_key or not verify_key_cryptographically(api_key):
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=401,
            detail="Invalid API key",
            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
        )
    
    return api_key

Security Features:

  • 32-character cryptographically secure keys
  • Constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks
  • Automatic key rotation capability
  • Usage tracking and anomaly detection

Rate Limiting

Implementation:

# Rate limiting with sliding window
class RateLimiter:
    def __init__(self, requests_per_period: int, period_seconds: int):
        self.requests_per_period = requests_per_period
        self.period_seconds = period_seconds
        self.store = {}  # In production: Redis
    
    async def check_rate_limit(self, api_key: str) -> bool:
        current_time = int(time.time())
        window_start = current_time - (current_time % self.period_seconds)
        
        # Sliding window rate limiting
        key = f"rate_limit:{api_key}:{window_start}"
        current_requests = await self.store.get(key, 0)
        
        if current_requests >= self.requests_per_period:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=429,
                detail=f"Rate limit exceeded. Maximum {self.requests_per_period} requests per {self.period_seconds} seconds.",
                headers={"Retry-After": str(self.period_seconds)}
            )
        
        await self.store.incr(key)
        await self.store.expire(key, self.period_seconds)
        return True

Rate Limiting Rules:

  • Standard endpoints: 100 requests/hour
  • Emergency endpoint: No rate limiting
  • Burst allowance: 20 requests in 60 seconds
  • Progressive penalties for abuse

Role-Based Access Control (Future Enhancement)

Planned Implementation:

from enum import Enum

class UserRole(Enum):
    ADMIN = "admin"
    OPERATOR = "operator"
    VIEWER = "viewer"
    API_USER = "api_user"

class Permission(Enum):
    READ_CLASSIFICATIONS = "read:classifications"
    CREATE_CLASSIFICATIONS = "create:classifications"
    MANAGE_USERS = "manage:users"
    VIEW_METRICS = "view:metrics"

# Role permissions mapping
ROLE_PERMISSIONS = {
    UserRole.ADMIN: [Permission.READ_CLASSIFICATIONS, Permission.CREATE_CLASSIFICATIONS, 
                     Permission.MANAGE_USERS, Permission.VIEW_METRICS],
    UserRole.OPERATOR: [Permission.READ_CLASSIFICATIONS, Permission.CREATE_CLASSIFICATIONS],
    UserRole.VIEWER: [Permission.READ_CLASSIFICATIONS, Permission.VIEW_METRICS],
    UserRole.API_USER: [Permission.CREATE_CLASSIFICATIONS]
}

Data Protection

Encryption at Rest

Database Encryption:

-- PostgreSQL encryption configuration
ALTER SYSTEM SET ssl = on;
ALTER SYSTEM SET ssl_cert_file = '/etc/ssl/certs/server.crt';
ALTER SYSTEM SET ssl_key_file = '/etc/ssl/private/server.key';

-- Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for sensitive columns
CREATE TABLE classifications (
    id UUID PRIMARY KEY,
    text TEXT,  -- Consider column-level encryption for PII
    encrypted_metadata BYTEA,  -- Encrypted sensitive data
    -- ...
);

File System Encryption:

# Docker volume encryption
volumes:
  postgres_data:
    driver: local
    driver_opts:
      type: ext4
      device: /dev/mapper/encrypted-volume

Model Storage Encryption:

# S3 Server-Side Encryption
import boto3

s3_client = boto3.client('s3')
s3_client.put_object(
    Bucket='aicrisisalert-models',
    Key='model.pt',
    Body=model_data,
    ServerSideEncryption='AES256',
    Metadata={
        'model-version': '1.0.0',
        'encrypted': 'true'
    }
)

Encryption in Transit

TLS Configuration:

# Nginx SSL/TLS configuration
server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    
    # TLS configuration
    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
    ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
    ssl_session_timeout 10m;
    
    # HSTS
    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload";
    
    # Certificate configuration
    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/aicrisisalert.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/aicrisisalert.key;
    
    # OCSP stapling
    ssl_stapling on;
    ssl_stapling_verify on;
}

Database Connection Encryption:

# PostgreSQL SSL connection
DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://user:password@host:5432/db?sslmode=require&sslcert=client-cert.pem&sslkey=client-key.pem&sslrootcert=ca-cert.pem"

Data Classification & Handling

Data Classification Levels:

  1. Public: General crisis information, model metadata
  2. Internal: System logs, performance metrics
  3. Confidential: User data, API keys, operational data
  4. Restricted: Personal information, location data

Data Retention Policies:

# Automated data retention
class DataRetentionPolicy:
    RETENTION_PERIODS = {
        'classifications': timedelta(days=365),  # 1 year
        'logs': timedelta(days=90),              # 3 months
        'metrics': timedelta(days=30),           # 1 month
        'audit_logs': timedelta(days=2555),      # 7 years (compliance)
    }
    
    async def cleanup_expired_data(self):
        """Remove data past retention period."""
        for table, period in self.RETENTION_PERIODS.items():
            cutoff_date = datetime.utcnow() - period
            await self.db.execute(
                f"DELETE FROM {table} WHERE created_at < :cutoff",
                {"cutoff": cutoff_date}
            )

Network Security

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Network Architecture:

# Terraform VPC configuration
resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
  cidr_block           = "10.0.0.0/16"
  enable_dns_hostnames = true
  enable_dns_support   = true
  
  tags = {
    Name = "aicrisisalert-vpc"
  }
}

# Private subnets for application layer
resource "aws_subnet" "private" {
  count             = 2
  vpc_id            = aws_vpc.main.id
  cidr_block        = "10.0.${count.index + 1}.0/24"
  availability_zone = data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[count.index]
  
  tags = {
    Name = "aicrisisalert-private-${count.index + 1}"
  }
}

# Public subnets for load balancers
resource "aws_subnet" "public" {
  count                   = 2
  vpc_id                  = aws_vpc.main.id
  cidr_block              = "10.0.${count.index + 10}.0/24"
  availability_zone       = data.aws_availability_zones.available.names[count.index]
  map_public_ip_on_launch = true
  
  tags = {
    Name = "aicrisisalert-public-${count.index + 1}"
  }
}

Security Groups

Firewall Rules:

# API security group
resource "aws_security_group" "api" {
  name_prefix = "aicrisisalert-api-"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.main.id
  
  # Inbound rules
  ingress {
    from_port       = 8000
    to_port         = 8000
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = [aws_security_group.load_balancer.id]
  }
  
  # Outbound rules (restrictive)
  egress {
    from_port       = 5432
    to_port         = 5432
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = [aws_security_group.database.id]
  }
  
  egress {
    from_port       = 6379
    to_port         = 6379
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = [aws_security_group.redis.id]
  }
}

# Database security group (most restrictive)
resource "aws_security_group" "database" {
  name_prefix = "aicrisisalert-db-"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.main.id
  
  ingress {
    from_port       = 5432
    to_port         = 5432
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = [aws_security_group.api.id]
  }
  
  # No outbound internet access
  egress {
    from_port = 0
    to_port   = 0
    protocol  = "-1"
    self      = true
  }
}

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

AWS WAF Configuration:

resource "aws_wafv2_web_acl" "main" {
  name  = "aicrisisalert-waf"
  scope = "REGIONAL"
  
  default_action {
    allow {}
  }
  
  # Rate limiting rule
  rule {
    name     = "RateLimitRule"
    priority = 1
    
    action {
      block {}
    }
    
    statement {
      rate_based_statement {
        limit              = 2000
        aggregate_key_type = "IP"
      }
    }
    
    visibility_config {
      cloudwatch_metrics_enabled = true
      metric_name                = "RateLimitRule"
      sampled_requests_enabled   = true
    }
  }
  
  # SQL Injection protection
  rule {
    name     = "SQLInjectionRule"
    priority = 2
    
    action {
      block {}
    }
    
    statement {
      sqli_match_statement {
        field_to_match {
          body {}
        }
        text_transformation {
          priority = 0
          type     = "URL_DECODE"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  
  # XSS protection
  rule {
    name     = "XSSRule"
    priority = 3
    
    action {
      block {}
    }
    
    statement {
      xss_match_statement {
        field_to_match {
          body {}
        }
        text_transformation {
          priority = 0
          type     = "HTML_ENTITY_DECODE"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Application Security

Input Validation & Sanitization

Comprehensive Input Validation:

import re
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator

class CrisisClassificationRequest(BaseModel):
    text: str = Field(..., min_length=3, max_length=10000)
    source: Optional[str] = None
    location: Optional[str] = None
    
    @validator('text')
    def validate_text(cls, v):
        if not v or not v.strip():
            raise ValueError('Text cannot be empty')
        
        # Remove excessive whitespace
        cleaned_text = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', v.strip())
        
        # Check for potentially malicious content
        malicious_patterns = [
            r'<script[^>]*>.*?</script>',  # Script tags
            r'javascript:',                # JavaScript URLs
            r'data:[^;]*;base64',         # Data URLs
            r'vbscript:',                 # VBScript URLs
            r'on\w+\s*=',                 # Event handlers
        ]
        
        for pattern in malicious_patterns:
            if re.search(pattern, cleaned_text, re.IGNORECASE):
                raise ValueError('Text contains potentially malicious content')
        
        # Check for excessive repeated characters (DoS protection)
        if re.search(r'(.)\1{100,}', cleaned_text):
            raise ValueError('Text contains excessive repeated characters')
        
        return cleaned_text
    
    @validator('source')
    def validate_source(cls, v):
        if v is not None:
            v = v.strip()
            if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$', v):
                raise ValueError('Source must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens')
            if len(v) > 50:
                raise ValueError('Source must be less than 50 characters')
        return v
    
    @validator('location')
    def validate_location(cls, v):
        if v is not None:
            v = v.strip()
            # Allow letters, numbers, spaces, commas, periods, hyphens
            if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9\s,.-]+$', v):
                raise ValueError('Location contains invalid characters')
            if len(v) > 200:
                raise ValueError('Location must be less than 200 characters')
        return v

SQL Injection Prevention

Parameterized Queries:

from sqlalchemy import text

class ClassificationRepository:
    async def create_classification(self, data: dict):
        """Create classification with parameterized query."""
        query = text("""
            INSERT INTO classifications (id, text, category, confidence, created_at)
            VALUES (:id, :text, :category, :confidence, :created_at)
        """)
        
        await self.db.execute(query, {
            'id': data['id'],
            'text': data['text'],  # Automatically escaped
            'category': data['category'],
            'confidence': data['confidence'],
            'created_at': data['created_at']
        })
    
    async def search_classifications(self, search_term: str):
        """Search with safe parameterization."""
        # Use full-text search instead of LIKE patterns
        query = text("""
            SELECT * FROM classifications 
            WHERE to_tsvector('english', text) @@ plainto_tsquery('english', :search_term)
            LIMIT 100
        """)
        
        result = await self.db.fetch_all(query, {'search_term': search_term})
        return result

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection

CSRF Token Implementation:

import secrets
import hmac
import hashlib
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

class CSRFProtection:
    def __init__(self, secret_key: str):
        self.secret_key = secret_key.encode()
    
    def generate_token(self, user_id: str) -> str:
        """Generate CSRF token."""
        timestamp = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp())
        message = f"{user_id}:{timestamp}"
        signature = hmac.new(
            self.secret_key,
            message.encode(),
            hashlib.sha256
        ).hexdigest()
        
        token = f"{message}:{signature}"
        return base64.b64encode(token.encode()).decode()
    
    def validate_token(self, token: str, user_id: str, max_age: int = 3600) -> bool:
        """Validate CSRF token."""
        try:
            decoded = base64.b64decode(token.encode()).decode()
            user_id_from_token, timestamp_str, signature = decoded.split(':')
            
            # Verify user ID matches
            if user_id_from_token != user_id:
                return False
            
            # Verify timestamp is within max_age
            timestamp = int(timestamp_str)
            if datetime.utcnow().timestamp() - timestamp > max_age:
                return False
            
            # Verify signature
            message = f"{user_id}:{timestamp_str}"
            expected_signature = hmac.new(
                self.secret_key,
                message.encode(),
                hashlib.sha256
            ).hexdigest()
            
            return hmac.compare_digest(signature, expected_signature)
            
        except Exception:
            return False

Security Headers

HTTP Security Headers:

@app.middleware("http")
async def add_security_headers(request: Request, call_next):
    response = await call_next(request)
    
    # Security headers
    response.headers["X-Content-Type-Options"] = "nosniff"
    response.headers["X-Frame-Options"] = "DENY"
    response.headers["X-XSS-Protection"] = "1; mode=block"
    response.headers["Referrer-Policy"] = "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
    response.headers["Permissions-Policy"] = "geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()"
    
    # Content Security Policy
    csp = (
        "default-src 'self'; "
        "script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; "
        "style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; "
        "img-src 'self' data:; "
        "connect-src 'self'; "
        "font-src 'self'; "
        "object-src 'none'; "
        "base-uri 'self'; "
        "form-action 'self';"
    )
    response.headers["Content-Security-Policy"] = csp
    
    # HSTS (only over HTTPS)
    if request.url.scheme == "https":
        response.headers["Strict-Transport-Security"] = "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
    
    return response

Infrastructure Security

Container Security

Docker Security Configuration:

# Multi-stage build for minimal attack surface
FROM python:3.9-slim as builder

# Install dependencies in builder stage
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

# Runtime stage
FROM python:3.9-slim

# Create non-root user
RUN useradd -m -u 1000 aicrisis && \
    mkdir -p /app && \
    chown -R aicrisis:aicrisis /app

# Copy dependencies from builder
COPY --from=builder /root/.local /home/aicrisis/.local

# Set up secure filesystem
COPY --chown=aicrisis:aicrisis . /app
WORKDIR /app

# Switch to non-root user
USER aicrisis

# Remove unnecessary packages to reduce attack surface
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get remove -y wget curl && \
    apt-get autoremove -y && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Health check
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=30s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
    CMD python -c "import requests; requests.get('http://localhost:8000/health')" || exit 1

EXPOSE 8000
CMD ["uvicorn", "src.api.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]

Docker Compose Security:

services:
  api:
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    tmpfs:
      - /tmp
      - /var/run
    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          memory: 2G
          cpus: '1.0'
    cap_drop:
      - ALL
    cap_add:
      - NET_BIND_SERVICE

Secrets Management

AWS Secrets Manager Integration:

import boto3
import json
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

class SecretsManager:
    def __init__(self, region_name: str):
        self.client = boto3.client('secretsmanager', region_name=region_name)
    
    def get_secret(self, secret_name: str) -> dict:
        """Retrieve secret from AWS Secrets Manager."""
        try:
            response = self.client.get_secret_value(SecretId=secret_name)
            return json.loads(response['SecretString'])
        except ClientError as e:
            # Log error without exposing secret details
            logger.error(f"Failed to retrieve secret: {e.response['Error']['Code']}")
            raise
    
    def rotate_secret(self, secret_name: str):
        """Initiate secret rotation."""
        try:
            self.client.rotate_secret(SecretId=secret_name)
            logger.info(f"Secret rotation initiated for {secret_name}")
        except ClientError as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to rotate secret: {e}")
            raise

# Usage in application
secrets_manager = SecretsManager('us-east-1')
db_credentials = secrets_manager.get_secret('aicrisisalert/database')
api_key = secrets_manager.get_secret('aicrisisalert/api-key')['key']

Threat Model

STRIDE Analysis

Spoofing Threats:

  • Risk: Unauthorized API access with forged credentials
  • Mitigation: Strong API key authentication, rate limiting
  • Detection: Failed authentication monitoring

Tampering Threats:

  • Risk: Malicious input modification, model poisoning
  • Mitigation: Input validation, request signing, immutable logs
  • Detection: Integrity checks, anomaly detection

Repudiation Threats:

  • Risk: Users denying actions, data modification without audit trail
  • Mitigation: Comprehensive audit logging, digital signatures
  • Detection: Audit log analysis, compliance reporting

Information Disclosure:

  • Risk: Unauthorized data access, sensitive information leakage
  • Mitigation: Encryption, access controls, data classification
  • Detection: Data loss prevention, access monitoring

Denial of Service:

  • Risk: System unavailability during crisis situations
  • Mitigation: Rate limiting, auto-scaling, DDoS protection
  • Detection: Performance monitoring, traffic analysis

Elevation of Privilege:

  • Risk: Unauthorized system access, privilege escalation
  • Mitigation: Principle of least privilege, role-based access
  • Detection: Privilege monitoring, behavioral analysis

Attack Scenarios

Scenario 1: API Key Compromise

# Detection and response
class SecurityIncidentHandler:
    async def handle_compromised_api_key(self, api_key: str):
        """Handle compromised API key incident."""
        # Immediately revoke key
        await self.revoke_api_key(api_key)
        
        # Audit recent activity
        suspicious_activity = await self.audit_api_key_usage(api_key, hours=24)
        
        # Generate new key
        new_key = await self.generate_new_api_key()
        
        # Notify security team
        await self.send_security_alert(
            "API Key Compromised",
            f"Key {api_key[:8]}... has been revoked and replaced"
        )
        
        return new_key

Scenario 2: Model Poisoning Attack

# Input validation for model poisoning prevention
class ModelPoisoningDetector:
    def __init__(self):
        self.baseline_patterns = self.load_baseline_patterns()
    
    def detect_poisoning_attempt(self, text: str) -> bool:
        """Detect potential model poisoning attempts."""
        # Check for adversarial patterns
        if self.contains_adversarial_patterns(text):
            return True
        
        # Check for unusual character distributions
        if self.unusual_character_distribution(text):
            return True
        
        # Check for repeated poisoning attempts
        if self.repeated_attack_pattern(text):
            return True
        
        return False
    
    def contains_adversarial_patterns(self, text: str) -> bool:
        """Check for known adversarial patterns."""
        adversarial_patterns = [
            r'[\u200b-\u200d\ufeff]',  # Zero-width characters
            r'(.)\1{50,}',             # Excessive repetition
            r'[^\x00-\x7F]{20,}',      # Unusual Unicode sequences
        ]
        
        for pattern in adversarial_patterns:
            if re.search(pattern, text):
                return True
        return False

Security Monitoring

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Log Analysis:

import json
from datetime import datetime

class SecurityLogger:
    def __init__(self):
        self.security_events = []
    
    def log_security_event(self, event_type: str, details: dict):
        """Log security events in structured format."""
        event = {
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            'event_type': event_type,
            'source': 'aicrisisalert-api',
            'severity': self.get_severity(event_type),
            'details': details
        }
        
        # Send to SIEM system
        self.send_to_siem(event)
        
        # Store locally for backup
        self.security_events.append(event)
    
    def get_severity(self, event_type: str) -> str:
        severity_mapping = {
            'authentication_failure': 'medium',
            'rate_limit_exceeded': 'low',
            'suspicious_input': 'medium',
            'privilege_escalation': 'high',
            'data_breach': 'critical'
        }
        return severity_mapping.get(event_type, 'low')

# Usage examples
security_logger = SecurityLogger()

# Log failed authentication
security_logger.log_security_event('authentication_failure', {
    'api_key_prefix': api_key[:8] + '...',
    'client_ip': request.client.host,
    'user_agent': request.headers.get('user-agent'),
    'endpoint': request.url.path
})

# Log suspicious input
security_logger.log_security_event('suspicious_input', {
    'input_length': len(text),
    'contains_scripts': bool(re.search(r'<script', text)),
    'client_ip': request.client.host,
    'pattern_matched': 'xss_attempt'
})

Anomaly Detection

ML-based Anomaly Detection:

from sklearn.ensemble import IsolationForest
import numpy as np

class SecurityAnomalyDetector:
    def __init__(self):
        self.model = IsolationForest(contamination=0.1, random_state=42)
        self.feature_extractor = SecurityFeatureExtractor()
        self.is_trained = False
    
    def extract_request_features(self, request_data: dict) -> np.array:
        """Extract features from API request for anomaly detection."""
        features = [
            len(request_data.get('text', '')),
            request_data.get('hour_of_day', 0),
            len(request_data.get('user_agent', '')),
            int(request_data.get('is_weekend', False)),
            request_data.get('request_rate_last_hour', 0),
        ]
        return np.array(features).reshape(1, -1)
    
    def train_baseline(self, normal_requests: list):
        """Train on normal request patterns."""
        features = [self.extract_request_features(req) for req in normal_requests]
        feature_matrix = np.vstack(features)
        self.model.fit(feature_matrix)
        self.is_trained = True
    
    def detect_anomaly(self, request_data: dict) -> tuple:
        """Detect if request is anomalous."""
        if not self.is_trained:
            return False, 0.5
        
        features = self.extract_request_features(request_data)
        anomaly_score = self.model.decision_function(features)[0]
        is_anomaly = self.model.predict(features)[0] == -1
        
        return is_anomaly, anomaly_score

Real-time Alerting

Alert Configuration:

class SecurityAlertManager:
    def __init__(self):
        self.alert_thresholds = {
            'failed_auth_rate': 10,  # per minute
            'unusual_request_pattern': 0.8,  # anomaly score
            'rate_limit_violations': 5,  # per hour
            'suspicious_input_rate': 20,  # per hour
        }
    
    async def check_alert_conditions(self):
        """Check for conditions requiring immediate alerts."""
        # Check failed authentication rate
        failed_auth_rate = await self.get_failed_auth_rate(minutes=1)
        if failed_auth_rate > self.alert_thresholds['failed_auth_rate']:
            await self.send_alert(
                'HIGH_FAILED_AUTH_RATE',
                f'Failed authentication rate: {failed_auth_rate}/min'
            )
        
        # Check for unusual patterns
        recent_requests = await self.get_recent_requests(minutes=5)
        for request in recent_requests:
            is_anomaly, score = self.anomaly_detector.detect_anomaly(request)
            if is_anomaly and score > self.alert_thresholds['unusual_request_pattern']:
                await self.send_alert(
                    'ANOMALOUS_REQUEST_PATTERN',
                    f'Unusual request pattern detected (score: {score})'
                )
    
    async def send_alert(self, alert_type: str, message: str):
        """Send security alert to incident response team."""
        alert_data = {
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            'alert_type': alert_type,
            'message': message,
            'system': 'aicrisisalert',
            'severity': self.get_alert_severity(alert_type)
        }
        
        # Send to multiple channels for redundancy
        await self.send_email_alert(alert_data)
        await self.send_slack_alert(alert_data)
        await self.send_to_incident_management(alert_data)

Incident Response

Incident Response Plan

Phase 1: Detection and Analysis

  1. Automated monitoring detects potential security incident
  2. Alert is generated and sent to security team
  3. Initial assessment and classification of incident
  4. Incident response team is activated

Phase 2: Containment, Eradication, and Recovery

  1. Immediate containment actions to limit damage
  2. Evidence collection and forensic analysis
  3. Root cause identification and eradication
  4. System recovery and service restoration

Phase 3: Post-Incident Activities

  1. Lessons learned documentation
  2. Security controls improvement
  3. Incident response plan updates
  4. Stakeholder communication

Automated Response Procedures

Incident Response Automation:

class IncidentResponseAutomation:
    async def handle_security_incident(self, incident_type: str, severity: str, details: dict):
        """Automated incident response procedures."""
        
        if incident_type == 'suspected_breach':
            await self.containment_procedures(details)
        elif incident_type == 'ddos_attack':
            await self.ddos_mitigation(details)
        elif incident_type == 'malicious_input':
            await self.input_attack_response(details)
        
        # Always perform these actions
        await self.evidence_collection(incident_type, details)
        await self.stakeholder_notification(incident_type, severity)
        await self.incident_documentation(incident_type, details)
    
    async def containment_procedures(self, details: dict):
        """Immediate containment actions."""
        # Isolate affected systems
        if 'compromised_api_key' in details:
            await self.revoke_api_key(details['compromised_api_key'])
        
        # Enable additional monitoring
        await self.enable_enhanced_logging()
        
        # Block suspicious IP addresses
        if 'suspicious_ips' in details:
            await self.block_ip_addresses(details['suspicious_ips'])
    
    async def evidence_collection(self, incident_type: str, details: dict):
        """Collect and preserve evidence."""
        evidence_package = {
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            'incident_type': incident_type,
            'system_logs': await self.collect_system_logs(),
            'database_state': await self.capture_database_state(),
            'network_traffic': await self.collect_network_logs(),
            'details': details
        }
        
        # Store evidence securely
        await self.store_evidence(evidence_package)

Compliance

Regulatory Compliance

GDPR Compliance Measures:

class GDPRCompliance:
    async def handle_data_subject_request(self, request_type: str, user_id: str):
        """Handle GDPR data subject requests."""
        
        if request_type == 'access':
            return await self.provide_data_access(user_id)
        elif request_type == 'rectification':
            return await self.handle_data_rectification(user_id)
        elif request_type == 'erasure':
            return await self.handle_right_to_be_forgotten(user_id)
        elif request_type == 'portability':
            return await self.provide_data_portability(user_id)
    
    async def handle_right_to_be_forgotten(self, user_id: str):
        """Implement right to be forgotten."""
        # Anonymize personal data
        await self.anonymize_user_data(user_id)
        
        # Remove from active systems
        await self.remove_from_cache(user_id)
        
        # Update backup retention policies
        await self.mark_for_backup_deletion(user_id)
        
        # Log compliance action
        await self.log_compliance_action('data_erasure', user_id)

SOC 2 Type II Controls:

  • Access controls and user management
  • System monitoring and incident response
  • Data protection and privacy controls
  • Availability and performance monitoring
  • Change management procedures

Audit Trail

Comprehensive Audit Logging:

class AuditLogger:
    def __init__(self):
        self.audit_log = []
    
    async def log_audit_event(self, event_type: str, user_id: str, resource: str, action: str, result: str):
        """Log audit events for compliance."""
        audit_entry = {
            'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
            'event_id': str(uuid.uuid4()),
            'event_type': event_type,
            'user_id': user_id,
            'resource': resource,
            'action': action,
            'result': result,
            'ip_address': self.get_client_ip(),
            'user_agent': self.get_user_agent(),
            'session_id': self.get_session_id()
        }
        
        # Store in tamper-evident log
        await self.store_audit_entry(audit_entry)
        
        # Real-time compliance monitoring
        await self.check_compliance_rules(audit_entry)

This security documentation provides a comprehensive framework for protecting the AICrisisAlert system and ensuring compliance with security best practices and regulatory requirements. Regular security assessments and updates to these measures are essential for maintaining system security posture.

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