Sophos Incident Response Guide - 10 Steps To Creating An Effective Cyber Incident Response Plan

What is the best way to avoid a cyberattack becoming a full breach? Prepare in advance.

 

The Sophos "Incident Response Guide" provides a comprehensive framework for effective incident response planning in cybersecurity. The guide emphasizes the importance of preparation to avoid cyberattacks becoming total breaches. The guide offers practical recommendations for partners and organizations based on the real-world experiences of the Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Sophos Rapid Response teams.

  • June 28, 2023 | Author: Alan Strakey
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The guide outlines ten critical steps in developing an incident response plan. These steps include determining key stakeholders, identifying critical assets, conducting tabletop exercises, deploying protection tools, ensuring maximum visibility, implementing access control, investing in investigation tools, establishing response actions, conducting awareness training, and considering the use of managed security services.

Through managed security services, such as Sophos MDR, you can leverage experienced security operators and enhance incident response capabilities to free up your customers' IT and security staff so they can focus on business enablement and leverage superior security outcomes delivered as a service.

When a cybersecurity incident strikes, time is of the essence. By following the recommendations outlined in the guide, you can help improve an organization's readiness to respond to cybersecurity incidents promptly and effectively, minimizing the impact of attacks on their operations.

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