What is an Incident Response?

Incident Response

Incident response refers to the structured process an organisation follows when detecting, managing, and recovering from a cybersecurity incident, such as a data breach, malware attack, or network intrusion.

A well-designed incident response plan typically includes steps such as preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned. Effective incident response helps minimise damage, mitigate risks, and restore normal operations as quickly as possible.

Organisations often establish an Incident Response Team (IRT) or Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) to handle incidents.