What is Incident Response?
Incident Response is the coordinated approach an organization takes when a security event such as a data breach, ransomware attack or unauthorized access is detected. An effective incident response program follows a defined lifecycle preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review. The speed and effectiveness of incident response directly determines how much damage a security incident causes organizations with mature response capabilities contain breaches significantly faster and at lower cost than those without. Incident response requires not just technology but clear playbooks, defined roles, regular simulation exercises, and close coordination between security, IT, legal, and communications teams.