IR Plans

Be Prepared Before a Cyber Incident Happens

Build a structured, actionable, and organization-specific Incident Response Plan to respond faster, coordinate effectively, and minimize the impact of cyber incidents.

Incident Response Framework • Roles & Responsibilities • Incident Classification & Severity Matrix • Escalation & Notification Procedures • Incident Response Playbooks • Communication & Coordination Procedures • Recovery & Post-Incident Procedures
Incident Response Framework • Roles & Responsibilities • Incident Classification & Severity Matrix • Escalation & Notification Procedures • Incident Response Playbooks • Communication & Coordination Procedures • Recovery & Post-Incident Procedures
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IR Plans

How HexaPrime help you with IR Plans!

During a major cyber incident, organizations need clear answers to critical questions: Who takes ownership? Who must be informed? What actions should be taken? When should management be involved? How should systems be contained? Our service develops a structured and operational Incident Response Plan (IRP) that enables technical, management, legal, communications, and business stakeholders to work together during cybersecurity incidents.

Key
Features
  • Incident Response Framework
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Incident Classification & Severity Matrix
  • Escalation & Notification Procedures
  • Incident Response Playbooks
  • Communication & Coordination Procedures
  • Recovery & Post-Incident Procedures
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Incident Response Lifecycle
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Service Deliverables
Everything the service delivers. Built around measurable outcomes.
01
Organization-Specific Response Plan
  • Developed around your business operations, technology environment, security capabilities, regulatory requirements and existing processes — not a generic template.
02
Incident Response Lifecycle
  • Procedures across the complete lifecycle: Preparation, Detection & Analysis, Containment, Eradication, Recovery and Post-Incident Improvement.
03
Severity & Escalation Matrix
  • A structured severity model based on business impact, asset criticality, operational disruption, data sensitivity and scope of compromise
  • Clear escalation thresholds so critical incidents reach management without delay
04
Incident Response Playbooks
  • Ransomware, data breach and malware infection
  • Phishing, business email compromise and credential compromise
  • Web application compromise, DDoS and insider threat
  • Cloud security and third-party / supply chain incidents
05
Roles, Responsibilities & RACI
  • Clearly defined responsibilities reduce confusion during high-pressure incidents
  • Ownership established across technical and business stakeholders with key decision authorities identified
06
Communication & Notification Framework
  • Procedures for internal escalation, executive communication, customer or partner notification, regulatory coordination and third-party engagement.
07
Documentation Toolkit
  • Templates for incident records, investigation checklists, situation reports, management updates, evidence tracking, lessons-learned records and post-incident reports.
08
Framework Alignment
  • Aligned with NIST SP 800-61, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27035, ISO/IEC 27001 and relevant regulatory requirements.

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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Incident Response Plan?

An Incident Response Plan is a documented framework that defines how an organization will prepare for, identify, investigate, contain, eradicate, recover from, and learn from cybersecurity incidents.

Why does our organization need an Incident Response Plan?

Cyber incidents require fast and coordinated decisions. Without an established plan, organizations may experience delayed containment, unclear responsibilities, communication failures, extended downtime, and increased business or regulatory impact.

Is the Incident Response Plan customized for our organization?

Yes. The plan is developed based on your organizational structure, technology environment, business services, security operations, regulatory obligations, third parties, and existing cybersecurity capabilities.

What is included in the Incident Response Plan?

The plan typically includes the incident response lifecycle, governance structure, roles and responsibilities, incident classification, severity levels, escalation procedures, communication requirements, containment and recovery principles, evidence handling, reporting, and post-incident activities.

Do you develop cyber incident playbooks?

Yes. Playbooks can be developed for the cyber scenarios most relevant to your organization, such as ransomware, phishing, data breaches, compromised accounts, malware, DDoS attacks, cloud incidents, and third-party compromises.

What is the difference between an Incident Response Plan and a playbook?

The Incident Response Plan defines the overall governance and process for managing cyber incidents. A playbook provides more specific step-by-step guidance for responding to a particular type of incident, such as ransomware or account compromise.

Does the service define roles and responsibilities?

Yes. We define the responsibilities of technical and business stakeholders and establish clear ownership, escalation paths, decision authorities, and RACI assignments for incident response activities.

Does the plan include regulatory notification requirements?

Where applicable, regulatory and contractual notification requirements can be incorporated into the escalation and communication framework, including notification triggers, responsible stakeholders, and required timelines.

Can you review and improve our existing Incident Response Plan?

Yes. If an Incident Response Plan already exists, we can assess it for completeness, operational effectiveness, governance gaps, outdated procedures, unclear responsibilities, and alignment with current industry practices, and then update or redesign it as required.

How do we know whether the plan actually works?

A documented plan should be validated through exercises. Following development, organizations can conduct tabletop exercises, cyber simulations, or technical incident response exercises to test decision-making, communication, escalation, and response procedures.

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