Incident Response

1. Incident response is an expedited reaction to an issue or occurrence. BL-B-5 Click to know more Related Terms: Incident, Incident Response Plan, Response BCM Institute's Professional Training and Certification BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2B: Intermediate (BC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2C: Intermediate (CM) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2CC: Intermediate (CC) BCMBoK Competency Level BCMBoK 5: Plan Development CL 2D: Intermediate (DR) Click to know more about expert level training (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute)

2. Actions taken in order to mitigate the consequences of an incident.

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Notes (1) : Incident response is part of the emergency management process.

(Source: ISO 22320:2010 - Societal Security - Emergency Management - Requirements for Command and Control) - clause 3.9

3. The response of an organisation to an incident that may significantly impact the organisation, its people, or its ability to function productively. Concentrates on the safety of personnel.

(Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)