Management Of Information Security
Management Of Information Security
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337405713
Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 10, Problem 7RQ
Program Plan Intro

Incident:

  • An incident is an event that is not a part of usual operations and interrupts operational processes.
  • It may involve the failure of a service that should have been distributed or some other type of operational failure.

Incident Response (IR):

Incident response is an organized method used for addressing and handling the outcome of a security breach or cyber-attack. It is also known as computer incident, security incident, and Information Technology (IT) incident.

Incident Response Plan (IRP):

An incident response plan is a set of instructions that supports IT staff detection and responds and recovers from network security incidents. These types of plans includes issues like cybercrime, data loss and service outages.

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State the details of an incident that you have read about (Example: breach due to attack, employee theft of data, etc.) and then use the incident response steps to analyze how you would handle the incident. Be certain to clearly name and define each step (Step 1: Identifying the Incident, etc.).
search the web for an organization (i.e., company, government, university, etc.) that uses a computer incident response plan (CIRP). Discuss the scope, roles and responsibilities, escalation levels, and computer incident response team (CIRT). Feel free to modify these points based on what is available in the CIRP.
What is the ultimate goal of incident response? Question 8 options: Mitigate the damage Secure the database Minimize the damage Eliminate the threat
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