The First Line of Defense | Crafting an Impactful Incident Response Plan
Sentinel One – Mani Keerthi Nagothu
The collective goal of a cybersecurity incident response team is to minimize the disruption and losses by identifying the incident in a timely manner and effectively mitigating the incident as quickly as possible.

Though incident response teams will look different based on the size, industry, and needs of the business, they are typically responsible for the following key tasks:

Establishing Processes, Plans & Procedures Upkeeping An Incident Response Inventory Incident Analysis Communications & Reporting A common misconception is that incident response is limited to IT and security teams, and no other parties are actively involved in dealing with a cyber incident. For a strong and cohesive incident response effort, incident response teams work best by knowing when to involve key contacts from other departments to carry out the plan.

Internal Dependencies Incident response is a shared responsibility and champions from each department will need to be informed and trained in how best to support the incident response team during an active security event.

External Dependencies This group refers to customers, vendors, third-party incident response partners, cyber insurance providers, legal representation, regulatory agencies, and law enforcement. Define The Scope for Future Improvement Post Incident Activities Actionable Metrics Updated Training & New Exercises
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