Incident Response Playbook

1. Preparation

• Maintain current contact lists and escalation paths.
• Ensure logs and monitoring are operational.

2. Identification

• Detect suspicious activity via alerts and audit logs.
• Confirm scope and affected services.

3. Containment

• Rotate credentials and revoke compromised keys.
• Isolate affected services or nodes as needed.

4. Eradication

• Remove malicious artifacts and patch root cause.
• Validate systems against clean backups.

5. Recovery

• Restore services in a staged rollout.
• Monitor for reoccurrence and anomalies.

6. Post-Incident Review

• Document timeline and impact.
• Capture remediation items and update runbooks.
• Report findings to stakeholders where required.