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Incident Response Plan

Incident Response Plan: The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious…

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Definition

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attack against an organization’s information systems(s).

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Definition 2

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attacks against an organization’s information systems(s).

Source: Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015Type: standard
Definition 3

A set of predetermined and documented procedures to detect and respond to a cyber incident.

Source: NICCS GlossaryType: standard
Definition 4

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures to detect, respond to, and limit consequences of a malicious cyber attacks against an organization’s information system(s). (SP 800-34) (NISTIR)

Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

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The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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NICCS Glossary
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The Cyber Glossary
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