Avoiding an infinite incident response cycle!
Incidents are a part of life, but so is understanding the scope and bounds of an incident. One subject that comes up form time to time is how to define what is and is not ‘part of the incident’. Not everyone uses the same terms, language or definitions (which is true of many things in life). But when it comes to cyber incidents on the ground, details matter, but so do decisions!
Is the role of incident response to solve all security challenges and gaps in an enterprise? Should the recovery phase mitigate all threats? should the entire business be changed due to an incident and is that the role of the response team? When do you define what is and what is not part of the response vs what is a business change project?
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