
The true cost of CVEs: Go beyond vulnerabilities
Triaging and patching, plus meeting compliance demands, all bog down modern software teams — and divert time away from development.
Learn More about The true cost of CVEs: Go beyond vulnerabilitiesAn incident response plan (IRP) is a formalized set of procedures and roles designed to guide an organization’s actions during and after a cybersecurity incident. The plan outlines how to detect, respond to, contain, and recover from data breaches, ransomware attacks, or insider threats.
A well-structured IRP helps ensure a swift, coordinated, and effective response to limit the impact of security incidents and reduce recovery time and cost.
Cyberattacks are inevitable, but how an organization responds determines the outcome. Without a clear plan:
An incident response plan helps:
An effective IRP follows a lifecycle approach, often based on frameworks like NIST 800-61 or ISO/IEC 27035. Key phases include:
Plans often include contact lists, incident categorization matrices, escalation procedures, and templates for communications.
Term | Focus Area | Key Difference from Incident Response Plan |
---|---|---|
Disaster Recovery Plan | Business continuity post-outage | Focuses on restoring IT services, not cyber threats. |
Business Continuity Plan | Organization-wide resilience | Broader scope; IRP is focused on cybersecurity events. |
Security Runbook | Task-level response guides | IRP includes strategic planning, not just tactical steps. |
Threat Detection | Identifying threats | IRP governs what happens after detection occurs. |
Triaging and patching, plus meeting compliance demands, all bog down modern software teams — and divert time away from development.
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