Root cause analysis (RCA) in incident management is the process of discovering the root causes of a security incident in order to identify or select appropriate security measures.
- Pareto Analysis
- Fishbone Diagram
- 5-Why Analysis
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Affinity Diagram
- Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Scatter Diagram
Some benefits of performing root cause analysis in incident response process may include:
- Targeting the main security threat not the symptom
- Figuring out permanent solutions to recurring security incidents
- Unravel the source of a security incident
- Planned and procedural approach to incident handling
- Standardize incident response processes
the_cyberguy Answered question 23/11/2022