When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s good to have an incident response plan. But it’s even better if you’ve gone through the steps to validate that plan, and make sure it’s both comprehensive and robust, as it’s not uncommon for companies to find out at the worst possible times that perhaps their plan isn’t as complete as they originally thought.
If you want to make sure your plan is reliable and responsive, be sure to test it thoroughly. And when testing, be sure to consider whether it meets the following suggestions from The World Economic Forum:
- Objectives of any test are clear and concise, and the criteria to evaluate the test are well known
- The test matches the objectives, so that you’re using a realistic method for exercising your team and technical expertise
- Specific targets for the test are appropriate for the skills being examined
- Scenarios thoroughly exercise a team’s knowledge and skills
- All key team members and stakeholders are involved and engaged
- Feedback from participants is captured and discussed
As for when the best time is to validate your plan, the answer is always now, as you never can tell when you’ll next find yourself responding to a real incident.
Source:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/6-steps-validate-cyber-incident-response-plans-conflict/
