4.3 Challenge

Which of the following statements accurately describe playbooks? Select three answers.

• Organizations use different types of playbooks for different situations.

• Organizations keep playbooks consistent by applying the same procedures to different business events.

• A playbook improves accuracy when identifying and mitigating an incident.

• A playbook helps security teams respond to urgent situations quickly.

A security team _____ their playbook frequently by learning from past security incidents, then refining policies and procedures.

• shortens

• summarizes

• outlines

• updates

Incident response playbooks outline processes for communication and ______ of a security breach.

• implementation

• concealment

• documentation

• iteration

An organization has successfully responded to a security incident. According to their established standards, the organization must share information about the incident to a specific government agency. What phase of an incident response playbook does this scenario describe?

• Coordination

• Preparation

• Detection and analysis

• Containment

What are the primary goals of the containment phase of an incident response playbook? Select two answers.

• Assess the damage

• Analyze the magnitude of the breach

• Reduce the immediate impact

• Prevent further damage

During the post-incident activity phase, organizations aim to enhance their overall _____ by determining the incident’s root cause and implementing security improvements.

• employee engagement

• security audit

• security posture

• user experience

A security analyst documents procedures to be followed in the event of a security breach. They also establish staffing plans and educate employees. What phase of an incident response playbook does this scenario describe?

• Eradication and recovery

• Preparation

• Coordination

• Detection and analysis

In what ways do SIEM tools and playbooks help security teams respond to an incident? Select all that apply.

• Playbooks analyze data to detect threats.

• SIEM tools collect data.

• SIEM tools generate alerts.

• After receiving a SIEM alert, security teams use playbooks to guide their response process.