Which of the following is MOST important to enable the escalation of security incidents to appropriate stakeholders?

The correct answer is B. Severity criteria. Severity criteria are the most important factor in ensuring that security incidents are escalated to the appropriate stakeholders. These criteria define the impact, urgency, and required response level for incidents, helping ensure that critical threats receive immediate…

Submitted by saadiq_pk· Apr 18, 2026Information Security Incident Management

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ARisk acceptance criteria
BSeverity criteria
CRoot cause analysis
DRisk appetite

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A
3% (1)
B
94% (29)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Severity criteria are the most important factor in ensuring that security incidents are escalated to the appropriate stakeholders. These criteria define the impact, urgency, and required response level for incidents, helping ensure that critical threats receive immediate attention. While risk acceptance, root cause analysis, and risk appetite play roles in risk management, they do not directly enable timely and appropriate incident escalation like severity criteria do.

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#Incident Management#Incident Escalation#Severity Criteria#Incident Response

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