Cybersecurity Incident Response Template

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Ensure a quick and effective response to cybersecurity incidents with this template. Delegate tasks, manage team coordination, and streamline your incident response process. Each task is designed to help your team identify, assess, contain, and recover from cybersecurity threats efficiently.

Use this template to maintain team awareness of their roles and responsibilities, develop a communication plan, and continuously improve your incident response strategy based on lessons learned.

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Proposed Tasks

Critical & Immediate

  • Task 1 due in 1 day: Incident Identification
    ☐ Identify the nature of the incident ☐ Report the incident to the appropriate authority
  • Task 2 due in 3 days: Team Assembly
    ☐ Assemble the incident response team ☐ Assign roles and responsibilities
  • Task 5 due in 2 weeks: Incident Containment
    ☐ Plan and execute containment strategy ☐ Document actions for review
  • Task 7 due in 1 month: Incident Eradication
    ☐ Identify and remove root cause ☐ Validate system integrity
  • Task 8 due in 5 weeks: System Recovery
    ☐ Plan and execute system recovery ☐ Monitor system for anomalies

Critical & Not Immediate

  • Task 3 due in 1 week: Initial Assessment
    ☐ Assess the initial impact of the incident ☐ Identify affected systems
  • Task 4 due in 10 days: Communication Plan
    ☐ Develop a communication plan ☐ Determine key messages and stakeholders
  • Task 6 due in 3 weeks: Data Collection
    ☐ Collect data for analysis ☐ Preserve evidence

Not Critical & Immediate

  • Task 9 due in 6 weeks: Post-Incident Review
    ☐ Conduct post-incident review ☐ Document lessons learned

Not Critical & Not Immediate

  • Task 10 due in 2 months: Improvement Plan
    ☐ Create an improvement plan based on lessons learned ☐ Implement changes