This phase includes steps for performing root cause analysis, after-incident forensics, privacy health checks, and a determination of which PII items, if any, were compromised.
Root cause analysis should be used to understand exactly how the defensive posture failed, and determine which steps should be taken to keep the incident from reoccurring. Active scanning of related IoT devices and systems should also occur post-incident, to proactively hunt for the same or similar intruders.
It is important to employ retrospective meetings for sharing lessons learned among team members. This can be explicitly stated in your incident response plan by calling for one-day, one-week, and one-month follow-up meetings ...
