CAIQ v4 Control SEF-01 Extractive Review Standard

How to answer 'Do you have a documented Security Incident Response Plan (IRP) with designated roles?' on a CAIQ

Reviewer Guidance & Pitfalls

Outline the phases of your IRP (Preparation, Detection, Containment, Eradication, Recovery, Post-Mortem) and designate incident commander and communications roles.

Example Answer Passing Enterprise Audit

Compliant Response Template
Yes. We maintain a formal Security Incident Response Plan outlining on-call incident commanders, triage workflows, containment protocols, and customer notification procedures (SOC 2, CC7.3).

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