Incident Response Policy 

Organization: NovaTech Industries 

Effective Date: 9/25/25 

Owner: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 

Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to describe the procedures for identifying, reporting, and responding to a cybersecurity incident and protect NovaTech’s information, systems, and reputation. 

Scope:

This policy applies to all employees, contractors, and authorized third-party partners of NovaTech who have access to NovaTech’s networks or data. 

Policy:

– Any suspected incident (e.g., malware, unauthorized access, data breach) must be reported to the Security Operations Center (SOC) as soon as possible. 

– The Incident Response Team will investigate the incident, contain the incident, and remediate the incident per the company-approved incident response plan. 

– Evidence must be preserved for analysis, legal reports, and post-incident reports. 

– Only authorized personnel are allowed to communicate any information regarding an incident to avoid misinformation. 

– A lessons-learned analysis will be performed after the conclusion of each incident response to improve future defenses. 

Enforcement:

Any deviation from this policy may result in disciplinary action, removal of access, and/or termination. 

Review:

This policy will be reviewed at least annually or after a major incident.