Incident Response: A Choose Your Own Adventure Exercise

Practical incident response guidance that frames IR as a series of informed choices: establish governing rules (insurance/compliance), assess incident severity and scope, and ask targeted questions to drive triage and remediation. Using two example scenarios—law enforcement involvement with a suspect workstation and EDR-detected credential dumping—the piece outlines key decision points, coordination steps, and root-cause considerations to prepare responders to contain threats and respond effectively.