Incident Handling Glossary Definition

Term Incident Handling
Definition

Incident Handling is the coordinated process for receiving, triaging, analyzing, containing, and resolving suspected or confirmed security incidents.

Context & Usage

Incident Handling is part of security operations and incident response, helping teams detect activity, preserve evidence, coordinate response, and improve controls after an event.

Categories Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management, General Technology and Miscellaneous