ISC2 CC Practice Question: Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response
During which phase of the incident response process would the team identify the root cause of a security incident?
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Analysis
The analysis phase involves examining the incident to determine the root cause, scope, and impact.
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Eradication
Why it's wrong here
Eradication removes the threat after analysis.
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Preparation
Why it's wrong here
Preparation involves planning and training before an incident.
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Analysis
Why this is correct
Analysis determines the root cause and impact.
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Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detection is about identifying that an incident has occurred.
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Introduction to Security Principles
Key term
Analysis
In incident response, analysis is the process of examining data and events to determine what happened, how it happened, and what actions to take.
Key term
Impact
Impact is the measure of the potential damage or harm that a risk event could cause to an organization's assets, operations, or reputation.
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