What is incident response?
Incident response (IR) is the process by which an organization prepares for and handles a (cyber)security-related incident such as a data breach or cyberattack. This includes efforts taken to manage the fallout/consequences of the incident. The goal of implementing an IR program/process is to be able to effectively manage incidents to the point where the damage and impact of the incident is limited, and both the recovery time and costs, as well as collateral damage, which includes the organization's reputation, are kept to a minimum.
Organizations should invest time and resources in implementing a comprehensive incident response plan that can help them prepare for, and deal with, security incidents. The IR plan should put definitions around what is considered an incident for the organization and provide clear, guided processes and procedures to be followed in case an (OT) security incident occurs.
The following sections detail the two distinct...
