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incident response

CNSSI 4009-2015

Incident Response

NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a

Definition(s):

  The mitigation of violations of security policies and recommended practices.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2 under Incident Handling

  See incident handling.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 under incident response

  An IT security incident is an adverse event in a computer system or network caused by the failure of a security mechanism or an attempted or threatened breach of these mechanisms
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-35 under Incident Handling

  See “incident handling.”
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 2 under Incident Response

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