Example incident report form
This, or a similar form, should be used for handling, tracking, and recording incident response activities:
Let's look at the different fields shown in the preceding form:
- Fields 1 through 5 should be completed based on the initial incident report alone. It is expected that these fields are completed before you start the severity determination discussions.
- Field 6 is intended to hold a more technical description of the incident based on analysis by the Technology Owner(s).
- Field 7 holds the name of the Incident Lead. This field can be completed as soon as the Incident Lead is assigned.
- Field 8 holds the current incident status as incident handling proceeds.
- Field 9 contains the case number and the names of related incidents. These incidents could be previous or current and could be within OT, an IT incident, or an externally known incident.
- Field 10 is a categorization of a type of incident. More...