Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Cybersecurity Practice Test

In an incident response plan, what is the main focus during the recovery phase?

1. Identifying the security breach

2. Returning affected systems back to operations

3. Documenting the incident

4. Preventing future breaches

The correct answer is: Returning affected systems back to operations

The main focus during the recovery phase of an incident response plan is to return affected systems back to operational status. This phase involves restoring systems, applications, and data that were impacted during the incident, ensuring that they are functioning correctly and securely before bringing them back online. The objective is to minimize downtime and restore business operations as quickly and efficiently as possible. This process may include activities like data restoration from backups, applying security patches, and verifying that any vulnerabilities have been addressed. It is crucial that systems are thoroughly checked for malware or any remaining security threats before fully resuming normal operations, to prevent further incidents. Other options such as identifying the security breach and documenting the incident are essential parts of the overall incident response process but belong to earlier phases. Preventing future breaches is also part of the longer-term planning that occurs after recovery, focusing more on updates and improvements to policies and controls rather than the immediate task of returning to normal operations.