Cyber Attack Response Plan

While talking about Cyber Security, the focus is normally towards solutions to detect and prevent cyber-attacks. Considering the pervasive and prevalent nature of cyber threats, it is very natural for enterprises to focus on proactive solutions to prevent attacks. However, companies must also pay equal attention to defining a cyber-attack response plan.

A cyber-attack response plan is equally important in the overall cyber resiliency strategy of any company.

The most important aspect of a cyber-attack response plan is to have one. The speed and method with which an enterprise responds to a cyber-attack determines and to a great extent limits the damage and liability the attack will incur.

Like the solutions to prevent cyber-attacks, there is no “one size fits all” response plan. Some common parameters that should be considered while defining a response plan:

Conventional warfare rightly gave the importance to both – a good defense but at the same time a good plan to handle any attack. Cyber warfare is no different.