Do you know who you would call if you thought your small business was under a cyberattack?
In the event of a breach, you need someone that you can trust to act swiftly and with expertise.
KnowIT can be that resource for you!
What’s incident response and why is it important? It’s how a company reacts when it is infiltrated; depending on how fast or slow we move in response, the long-term and short-term ramifications on your business can impact your finances and your reputation.
Checklist for Incident Response Planning:
Conduct a Complete Risk Assessment
Identify your current threats and vulnerabilities through a robust technology assessment of your company. This allows us to close the riskiest gaps and take the path of least resistance to secure your IT right away.
Engage a trusted technology consultant like KnowIT to complete your risk assessment
Identify Key Team Members and Stakeholders
From leadership, to media relations, to legal counsel, to cyberliability insurance, to forensic analysts, there are many stakeholders involved beyond your IT provider when it comes to incident response.
Included in KnowIT's Incident Response Plan Template
Define Security Incident Types
Wait, you don't have a company policy that includes elaborate definitions on cyber security incident, incident summary report (ISR), process improvement plan (PIP), and every other acronym under the cyber response sun? It's okay, we've got you covered.
Included in KnowIT's Incident Response Plan Template
Inventory Resources and Assets
One of the many reasons to have an up-to-date and complete asset involves incident response planning.
Included in KnowIT's Risk Assessment or on a project-basis
Plan Hierarchy of Information Flow
Prepare in advance how information should flow when a cyber attack strikes to be ready to move.
Included in KnowIT's Incident Response Plan Template
Prepare a Variety of Public Statements
Create your response to your internal staff, clients, and the general public in advance.
Included in KnowIT's Incident Response Plan Template
Prepare an Incident Event Log
Document the process thoroughly for accountability and clarity.
Included in KnowIT's Incident Response Plan Template
Mark everything off your checklist by engaging KnowIT!
Start off by implementing our policy template and plan to budget for a risk assessment in 2021.
