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RS – Respond

The Respond (RS) Function is the primary reactive pillar of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, operating as the “incident management” engine since its inception to provide a unified organizational response to detected cyber events. The RS Function supports both technical responders and executive leadership by offering a structured approach to containment, analysis, and mitigation to reduce the overall damage of a breach and to help make the enterprise the safest place to recover business operations. Acting as the framework’s “emergency services,” the RS Function monitors active threats, issues internal and external communications, coordinates with the Detect function to validate incident scope, and serves as the single point of action during a crisis, ensuring a coordinated and resilient tactical approach to cybersecurity incidents.

NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3 Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile

NIST SP 800-61 Revision 3, titled Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile, provides updated guidance to help organizations integrate incident response into their… Read More »NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3 Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile