Organizations can prepare and respond to security incidents and data breaches by having a solid incident response plan in place. An incident response plan is a set of instructions to detect, respond to and limit the effects of an information security event. It provides clear guidelines for responding to several potential scenarios, including data breaches, DoS or DDoS attacks, firewall breaches, malware outbreaks and insider threats.

An incident response plan establishes the recommended actions and procedures needed to do the following:

Recognize and respond to an incident
Assess the incident quickly and effectively
Notify the appropriate individuals and organizations of the incident
Organize a company’s response
Escalate the company’s response efforts based on the severity of the incident
Support the business recovery efforts made in the aftermath of the incident.
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