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Incident Response

The structured process for detecting, containing, and recovering from a security incident.

NIST SP 800-61 defines the canonical IR lifecycle: Preparation, Detection & Analysis, Containment/Eradication/Recovery, Post-Incident Activity.

Only a minority of SMBs have a written, tested IR plan. The gap between having one and not having one is measured in days of downtime and dollars of impact.

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