Episode 11 — Lead Incident Response as a Lifecycle With Clear Roles and Authority
This episode teaches incident response as a managed lifecycle, emphasizing the leadership decisions that determine whether response is calm and effective or chaotic and delayed, which is heavily tested across governance and operations topics on the certification exam. You will define the major phases from preparation through detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident improvement, then focus on how to assign clear roles such as incident commander, technical leads, communications lead, and business decision makers. We explore authority boundaries for high-impact actions like isolating systems, disabling accounts, and taking services offline, including how to pre-authorize decisions so the team does not stall during a fast-moving event. You will also work through a realistic scenario where alerts escalate quickly, priorities conflict, and stakeholders demand immediate answers, learning how to keep evidence, document decisions, and maintain a steady update cadence without compromising the investigation. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
