In Incident Response, what is the primary goal of the 'Containment' phase?

Answer options:

To determine who caused the attack.

To restore systems to normal operation.

To limit the damage and prevent the incident from spreading.

To update the incident response plan.

How to approach this question

Containment = Quarantine.

Full Answer

C.To limit the damage and prevent the incident from spreading.✓ Correct

To limit the damage and prevent the incident from spreading.

Containment involves isolating affected systems (e.g., disconnecting from network) to prevent the attack from spreading to other parts of the environment.

Common mistakes

Confusing Containment with Eradication (removing the threat) or Recovery (restoring service).

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