How to create a plan for responding to a cybersecurity attack

Incident Response Guide

Published November 2020

Sophos

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

After experiencing a breach, organizations often realize they could have avoided a lot of cost, pain, and disruption if only they’d had an effective incident response plan in place.

This guide is intended to help you define the framework for cybersecurity incident response planning that gives you the best chance at thwarting an adversary. These recommendations are based on the real-world experiences of the Sophos Managed Threat Response and Sophos Rapid Response teams, who have tens of thousands of hours of experience when it comes to dealing with cyberattacks.