Managing Catastrophic Loss of Sensitive Data

Chapter 6. Detection and Reporting

Solutions in this chapter:

• Incident Life Cycle

• Detection

• Reporting

Summary

Incident Life Cycle

The incident life cycle includes several discrete stages and functions, from general pre-incident preparation through post-incident analysis. The initial phase involves establishing controls and safeguards to minimize the potential for an incident and the development of a response plan and response team. The other phases of the life cycle include:

• Detection and Reporting. This phase covers the initial recognition or detection of an incident, whether by organizational personnel, automated means, or external parties, and its reporting ...