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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 Series<\/a><\/p>\n

No matter the size of a business, it faces the risk of a cyberattack. Over 50% of organizations experienced a cyberattack<\/a>. And while proactive protection is ideal, there is no silver bullet when it comes to security\u2014meaning you should plan for incident response as well. Yet, 63% of C-level executives in the US do not have an incident response plan, according to a report by Shred-It<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where an incident response team comes into play. This article provides a high-level overview of incident response services and planning, as well as tips to make an informed vendor choice.<\/p>\n

What are incident response services?<\/span><\/p>\n

Incident response is a set of information security policies and procedures that can be leveraged to detect, respond, and eliminate cyberattacks. The goal is to minimize the scope of an attack and improve recovery time by conducting forensic analysis. In turn, businesses can achieve a higher level of cybersecurity maturity by analyzing the cause of the breach to strengthen their systems against future incidents.<\/p>\n

There are three main types of incident response teams which vary slightly:<\/p>\n