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

  1. Preparation: Establishing policies, playbooks, communication plans, and tooling.
  2. Detection & Analysis: Identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) and determining scope.
  3. Containment: Isolating affected systems to prevent further spread.
  4. Eradication: Removing the threat actor's access and malware from the environment.
  5. Recovery: Restoring systems to normal operations and monitoring for recurrence.
  6. Lessons Learned: Post-incident review to improve future response.

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