incident-response-plan

name: incident-response-plan description: > Create and execute incident response procedures for security breaches, data leaks, and cyber attacks. Use when handling security incidents, creating response playbooks, or conducting forensic analysis.

Incident Response Plan

Table of Contents

• Overview
• When to Use
• Quick Start
• Reference Guides
• Best Practices

Overview

Structured approach to detecting, responding to, containing, and recovering from security incidents with comprehensive playbooks and automation.

When to Use

• Security breach detection
• Data breach response
• Malware infection
• DDoS attacks
• Insider threats
• Compliance violations
• Post-incident analysis

Quick Start

Minimal working example:

# incident_response.py
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict, Optional
from enum import Enum
from datetime import datetime
import json

class IncidentSeverity(Enum):
    CRITICAL = "critical"  # P1 - Business critical
    HIGH = "high"          # P2 - Major impact
    MEDIUM = "medium"      # P3 - Moderate impact
    LOW = "low"            # P4 - Minor impact

class IncidentStatus(Enum):
    DETECTED = "detected"
    INVESTIGATING = "investigating"
    CONTAINED = "contained"
    ERADICATED = "eradicated"
    RECOVERED = "recovered"
    CLOSED = "closed"

class IncidentType(Enum):
    DATA_BREACH = "data_breach"
    MALWARE = "malware"
    UNAUTHORIZED_ACCESS = "unauthorized_access"
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)

Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:

Best Practices

✅ DO

• Maintain incident response plan
• Define clear escalation paths
• Practice incident drills
• Document all actions
• Preserve evidence
• Communicate transparently
• Conduct post-incident reviews
• Update playbooks regularly

❌ DON'T

• Panic or rush
• Delete evidence
• Skip documentation
• Work in isolation
• Ignore lessons learned
• Delay notifications