Incident Responder

An Incident Responder is a cybersecurity professional tasked with responding to cybersecurity activities and incidents including data loss, computer compromise, ransomware and internal misuse.

Role overview

Incident Responders protect and improve an organization’s security by addressing and managing the activities to recover from a cybersecurity event. The Incident Responder makes an assessment on threat severity, conducts investigations, and works to contain, eradicate and recover from threats.

Incident Responders

may also be referred to as:

Cyber Defense Incident Responder

Cyber Fusion Incident Responder

Cyber Incident Responder

Cyber Incident Response Analyst

Cyber Security Incident Handler

Cyber Threat Detection And Response Engineer

Incident Handler

Incident Investigator

Security Assessment And Incident Response Intern

Career Path

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Average Salary

Based upon experience, salary for this role ranges from:

$146,700

National Average

$166,700

$186,700

* based upon those with two plus years of cybersecurity experience

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, assessing, testing, and analyzing systems to identify and correct potential security breaches.

• Creating security plans, policies, protocols, and training to prepare their organization for efficient and effective incident response.

• Establishing protocols for internal and external communication during and after security incidents.

• Working under pressure to assess and respond to threats through intrusion detection, security auditing, and risk analysis.

• Using network forensics, reverse engineering, and penetration testing skills to address security threats.

• Creating incident reports for management, administrators, and law enforcement.

Tools & Environment

Incident Responders often need to use enterprise system monitoring tools and SIEMs, forensic software applications, eDiscovery tools, backup and archiving technologies, and may need experience with coding and cloud computing. They also need a detailed understanding of the latest cyber attacks and industry trends.

Certifications

Category	Organization	Certification
Defense	SECO-Institute	S-ISF
Defense	SECO-Institute	S-ISP
Plan	SECO-Institute	S-ISME
Manage	SECO-Institute	S-CISO
Defense	SECO-Institute	S-ITSF
Defense	SECO-Institute	S-ITSP
Defense	SECO-Institute	S-ITSE
Manage	SECO-Institute	S-CITSO
Compliance	SECO-Institute	S-DPF
Compliance	SECO-Institute	S-DPP
Category	Organization