Incident response
Also called: IR
ELI5
How a team handles serious operational or security problems.
Used in conversation
“The incident response plan names decision roles.”
Definition
The coordinated process for detecting, containing, resolving and learning from incidents.
Here “Incident response” means: The coordinated process for detecting, containing, resolving and learning from incidents.
Pitch context
You will see “Incident response” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches reliability, security & resilience.
Why it matters: In reliability, security & resilience, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.
Connected terms
- Incident managementThe search label “incident response” can route to both entries.
- Investor relationsThe search label “IR” can route to both entries.
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Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16