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Research Note

EXAM-011 - Incident Management Lifecycle

A.5.24 to A.5.28 form a practical lifecycle for incident management. Each control tests a different part of the lifecycle.

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Exam focus

The exam can split incident management into readiness, triage, response, learning, and evidence. Do not collapse all of these into one generic incident plan.

Topic Summary

A.5.24 to A.5.28 form a practical lifecycle for incident management. Each control tests a different part of the lifecycle.

Key Concepts

Control Exam cue
A.5.24 Plan and prepare before incidents happen
A.5.25 Assess events and decide whether they are incidents
A.5.26 Respond to incidents using documented procedures
A.5.27 Use incident knowledge to improve controls
A.5.28 Collect and preserve evidence properly

Common Exam Traps

  • Treating every security event as an incident.
  • Treating incident response as the same thing as incident planning.
  • Forgetting lessons learned and corrective action.
  • Collecting evidence without chain of custody.
  • Waiting until after response to decide whether evidence matters.