What is Incident Response?
Incident Response — Incident Response (IR) is the structured process an organisation follows to detect, contain, eradicate, and recover from a cybersecurity incident while minimising damage and reducing recovery time.
Incident Response Explained in Detail
An effective incident response programme follows a well-documented playbook, typically aligned with the NIST SP 800-61 framework or similar standards.
Incident Response Phases
- Preparation — Establishing policies, playbooks, communication plans, and tooling.
- Detection & Analysis — Identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) and determining scope.
- Containment — Isolating affected systems to prevent further spread.
- Eradication — Removing the threat actor's access and malware from the environment.
- Recovery — Restoring systems to normal operations and monitoring for recurrence.
- Lessons Learned — Post-incident review to improve future response.
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