BMW-targeted concept demonstration. Operational entities, suppliers, parts, inventory, production, financial values and incident conditions are synthetic and do not represent BMW systems, performance or current exposure.
Action & decision board
Actions are proposed from approved playbook templates. Nothing is assigned until the incident commander approves it.
Approval rule
Commander: L. Marchetti, Incident Commander · 8 awaiting approval · 1 of 16 complete
Immediate containment
3- Isolate Meridian B2B tunnelP1
Terminate the partner tunnel to SYS-02 and block supplier source ranges at the perimeter.
Owner: A. Fournier · CISO OfficeDue: T+1hEvidence: EV-8Approval: L. Marchetti, Incident CommandercompleteTemplate: Isolate affected connection - Disable Meridian service credentialsP1
Disable the EDI service account and portal identities issued to Meridian; preserve logs.
Owner: A. Fournier · CISO OfficeDue: T+2hDepends on ACT-01Evidence: none attachedApproval: L. Marchetti, Incident Commanderin progressTemplate: Disable supplier credentials - Preserve evidence and open chain of custodyP2
Capture broker logs, tunnel netflow and portal audit trail for the 72h window before detection.
Owner: P. Adeyemi · Security OperationsDue: T+4hEvidence: none attachedApproval: L. Marchetti, Incident CommanderapprovedTemplate: Preserve evidence
Business continuity
2- Activate manual EDI processing (BCP-1)P1
Stand up portal upload for 830/862 and keyed ASN entry; capacity 220 messages per day.
Owner: S. Bhatt · ContinuityDue: T+4hDepends on ACT-01Evidence: EV-7Approval: L. Marchetti, Incident Commanderin progressTemplate: Activate manual EDI process - Notify affected customers of delivery riskP3
Prepare notification for the two fleet customers exposed on Vantage Commercial Van.
Owner: R. Okafor · Supply ChainDue: T+12hDepends on ACT-06 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Notify customers
Production & inventory
4- Confirm affected part numbers at SC Assembly and SaltilloP1
Materials to confirm the traced part list against physical racks; flag any part with no inventory record.
Owner: K. Ruiz · MaterialsDue: T+3hEvidence: EV-3Approval: L. Marchetti, Incident Commanderin progressTemplate: Confirm affected parts - Validate usable inventory excluding quarantineP1
Reconcile WMS on-hand against quarantine holds and safety stock policy for every critical part.
Owner: K. Ruiz · MaterialsDue: T+4hDepends on ACT-04 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Validate available inventory - Prioritise available inventory to RidgelineP2
Allocate remaining stampings to LN-4/LN-5 ahead of Corvin mix; highest revenue per unit.
Owner: M. Delgado · Plant OpsDue: T+8hDepends on ACT-05 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Prioritize available inventory - Resequence Final Trim 1 to banked bodiesP2
Activate BCP-3 build-ahead bank to protect Aurora output through the first shift gap.
Owner: M. Delgado · Plant OpsDue: T+10hEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Adjust production schedule
Supplier coordination
2- Contact Northbend Castings for alternate supplyP1
ALT-1 is qualified with 36h activation and 480/day capacity — request confirmation in writing.
Owner: T. Nakamura · ProcurementDue: T+6hEvidence: EV-5Approval: L. Marchetti, Incident CommanderapprovedTemplate: Contact alternate supplier - Request Meridian recovery evidence packageP2
Ask for scope of compromise, containment proof, credential rotation and integrity validation.
Owner: T. Nakamura · ProcurementDue: T+6hEvidence: none attachedApproval: L. Marchetti, Incident CommanderapprovedTemplate: Supplier evidence request
Technical recovery
1- Rebuild EDI queue backlog handlingP2
Hold outbound 830/862 in broker queue; prevent duplicate release transmission on restore.
Owner: J. Lindqvist · ERPDue: T+8hEvidence: EV-2Approval: L. Marchetti, Incident CommanderapprovedTemplate: Validate restored transactions
Validation
2- Validate a live 856 ASN end to endP2
Before reconnection, complete one test ASN from Meridian through the broker into S/4HANA.
Owner: J. Lindqvist · ERPDue: T+24hDepends on ACT-12 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Validate restored transactions - Security approval of Meridian environmentP2
Review supplier evidence against the recovery gates before authorising any reconnection.
Owner: A. Fournier · CISO OfficeDue: T+30hDepends on ACT-09 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Conduct security approval
Executive decision
2- Decision: authorise expedited freight premiumP1
Approve up to $240k expedited freight to compress alternate-source activation.
Owner: COO · ExecutiveDue: T+6hEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Executive decision - Decision: authorise reconnection when gates passP2
Reconnection requires both cyber and operational approval recorded against the gates.
Owner: COO · ExecutiveDue: T+36hDepends on ACT-14 — not yet completeEvidence: none attachedApproval: not approvedawaiting approvalTemplate: Authorize reconnection
Closed
1- Isolate Meridian B2B tunnelA. Fournier · evidence EV-8 · approved by L. Marchetti, Incident Commander