What is Incident Response in Cybersecurity?

Incident response is a core cybersecurity discipline with a clear career path from analyst to team lead to IR manager. Incident responders are in high demand and often work under pressure during active breaches. CISOs maintain IR plans that satisfy regulatory and board requirements. CompTIA CySA+ and CISSP both test incident response methodology.

Cybersecurity professionals who work with Incident Response include Incident Responder, SOC Analyst, Chief Information Security Officer. These roles apply Incident Response knowledge within the Defensive Security domain.