The responsibilities of an incident responder

Abstract

Being part of an incident response and digital forensics team is still a good choice in terms of income and career opportunities. Security incident and digital investigation management is not an area of cyclical importance, but a fully-fledged part of all company security governance processes, which involves both legal compliance and business continuity. The result is that many companies, suppliers and individual professionals invest in related skills and structures, quite rightly in my opinion, in order to increase their competitive edge. With the passing of time, the levels of responsibility associated with security incident management have risen, both regarding legal issues and in terms of business processes. It is clear that both aspects are quite important. In this article we will get an idea of the evolutionary trend in responsibilities assigned to practitioners of this profession.