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Create an incident response team

Create an incident response team

- One of the most important tasks that you'll undertake in your incident response program is building and staffing your incident response team. This team will likely need to be available on a 24/7 basis and you should have primary and backup personnel assigned to cover vacations, as well as extended periods of operation. Incident handling is a wonderful professional development opportunity and it helps team members keep their technical skills sharp. Some of the groups that should be represented in your incident response team include management, information security personnel, technical subject matter experts such as database administrators, developers, system engineers and virtualization experts, legal counsel, public affairs and marketing staff, human resources team members and your organization's physical security team. Including the right team members is critical to building the relationships that you'll need during an…

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