200-201 Security Policies and Procedures Practice Question
During which phase of the NIST SP 800-61 Rev 2 incident response process would the incident response team conduct initial triage and determine whether an event qualifies as an incident?
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Detection and Analysis
Initial triage and identification of incidents occur in the Detection and Analysis phase.
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Detection and Analysis
Why this is correct
This phase includes identifying incidents and performing initial triage.
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Preparation
Why it's wrong here
Preparation focuses on planning and resources, not triage.
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Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
Why it's wrong here
This phase occurs after detection and involves containment and recovery.
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Post-Incident Activity
Why it's wrong here
This phase involves lessons learned and updating plans.
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