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Incident Response

1. Incident response is an expedited reaction to an issue or occurrence. The incident is the breach of security. The response depends upon how the security team reacts, what they do to minimize damages, and when they restore resources, all while attempting to guarantee data integrity.

Related Terms: Incident, Incident Response Plan.


BCMBoK Competency Level
BCMBoK 0: BCM Fundamentals CL 1: Foundation

(Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. The response of an organisation to an incident that may significantly impact the organisation, its people, or its ability to function productively. Concentrates on the safety of personnel.

(Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)