Security Monitoring and Incident Response Playbooks
Security Monitoring and Incident Response Playbooks Security monitoring and incident response go hand in hand. A clear, repeatable playbook helps teams detect threats, understand impact, and act quickly without reinventing the wheel every time. What makes a good playbook Clear objective and scope: which systems and data are in play? Defined roles and contact paths: who decides, who communicates, who investigates. Step-by-step actions for common events: detections, alerts, and escalation. Data sources and evidence needs: logs, telemetry, and artifacts to collect. Decision trees and thresholds: when to contain, when to escalate to legal or management. Post-incident review: what to record, measure, and improve. A practical structure ...