An auditor is reviewing the 'Incident Response Plan'. Which phase of incident response involves removing the threat from the environment (e.g., deleting malware, disabling breached accounts)?

Answer options:

Containment

Eradication

Recovery

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How to approach this question

Contain = Stop spread. Eradicate = Kill it. Recover = Fix damage.

Full Answer

B.Eradication✓ Correct

Eradication

Eradication is the phase where the organization identifies and eliminates the root cause of the incident, such as deleting malware or disabling compromised accounts.

Common mistakes

Confusing Containment and Eradication.

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