New Microsoft Incident Response team guide shares best practices for security teams and leaders

This article presents Microsoft Incident Response’s interactive, people-centric guide for managing major cybersecurity incidents, detailing a command structure (governance, incident controller, investigation, infrastructure, communications, regulatory), role responsibilities, SITREP-based communication, evidence preservation, out-of-band communications, and common pitfalls. It aims to help organizations coordinate cross-functional response efforts and reduce time to containment through clear processes and leadership alignment.