What is the primary goal of incident response?

The primary goal of incident response is to manage and mitigate the impact of security incidents. This involves a systematic approach to handling the aftermath of a security breach or cyberattack, ensuring that organizations can respond effectively to incidents. By focusing on incident management and mitigation, organizations aim to reduce the damage caused by the security event, minimize recovery time and costs, and safeguard sensitive information.

Effective incident response entails identifying the incident, containing it to prevent further damage, eradicating the threat, and recovering systems and data. It also includes communicating with stakeholders and analyzing the incident to improve future responses and security measures.

While preventing unauthorized access, developing security policies, and optimizing network performance are all important aspects of a comprehensive security strategy, they are not the primary focus during a specific incident. The emphasis during an incident is on addressing and resolving the immediate threat while ensuring that the organization can return to regular operations as quickly and safely as possible.