Security Incident Response Team Checklist

Security Incident Response Team Checklist
- Appoint and train the IRT staff.

- Procure equipment and provide the infrastructure to support the team’s mission.

- Develop the policies and procedures to support IRT services.

- Define the specifications for and build your incident-tracking system.

- Develop incident-reporting guidelines for your organization and clientele.

- Develop a process for responding to incidents.This includes how the IRT will prioritize and respond to received reports, response timeframes, and notifications. Also, an after-action report should be created to discuss lessons learned and to provide closure to the original party reporting the incident.