What is an Incident Response?
Definition
Structured approach to detecting, analyzing, containing, and recovering from security breaches including incident detection, assessment, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review. Incident response plans specify notification timelines, escalation procedures, and communication protocols."
Why This Matters
Security incidents are increasingly common. Documented incident response procedures covering detection, containment, notification, and communication are essential. Without a defined response plan, incidents create organizational chaos.
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Disaster Recovery
Security & Compliance
Plans and procedures for restoring IT systems and data after catastrophic events including backup strategies, recovery time objectives, recovery point objectives, and business continuity plans.
Data Security
Security & Compliance
Protection of information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction through encryption, access controls, monitoring, and security policies.
Security Breach
Security & Compliance
Unauthorized access to systems or data resulting in confidentiality, integrity, or availability compromise.
Security Incident
Security & Compliance
Event threatening the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or systems.
Security Audit
Security & Compliance
Independent examination of security controls, policies, and practices verifying compliance with standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, or industry regulations.
Business Continuity
Security & Compliance
Strategies ensuring critical business operations continue during and after disruptions through redundant systems, alternative processes, emergency protocols, and crisis management plans.
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