Guidelines for an Effective Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan

What is a cybersecurity incident response plan?

A Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan is a document that describes a comprehensive approach that prepares an organization to react successfully to cybersecurity breaches. It identifies the need for rapid, repeatable, and effective incident responses that include continuous learning designed to improve the capabilities of the employees involved.

This single document connects policies, procedures, and references that drive action after an incident occurs. This could include when to invoke your business continuity plan, how incident response ties into your disaster recovery procedures, and how to execute your vulnerability mitigation plan after a breach.