Essential Cybersecurity for Small Businesses & Startups
The 5-Step Small Business Incident Response Playbook
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The 5-Step Small Business Incident Response Playbook
Emergency crisis workflow when facing a cyber breach or suspected data exfiltration.
1. The 5-Step Incident Response Playbook:
- 1. Containment: Sever network cables and disable Wi-Fi to stop lateral movement.
- 2. Scope Assessment: Determine breached databases or credentials.
- 3. Clean Restoration: Recover from verified offsite immutable snapshots.
- 4. Regulatory Disclosure (72h): Notify supervisory bodies under GDPR Art. 33.
- 5. Post-Incident Hardening: Remediate root vulnerabilities.