# Incident Response

Having an incident response plan in place ensures that a structured investigation can take place to provide a targeted response to contain and remediate the threat.

### Why You Need an Incident Response Plan*?*

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### Who is Responsible Within an Incident Response Plan*?*

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### 6 Steps to Create an Incident Response Plan

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*Ref :* [*Click Here*](https://www.varonis.com/blog/incident-response-plan)*,* [*Click Here*](https://www.stealthlabs.com/blog/the-six-steps-to-build-an-effective-cyber-incident-response-plan/)