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CISM · Question #50

An incident management team leader sends out a notification that the organization has successfully recovered from a cyberattack. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

The correct answer is C. Conduct a meeting to capture lessons learned. After successful recovery from a cyberattack, the next crucial step is to conduct a meeting to capture lessons learned, enabling continuous improvement of incident response capabilities.

Submitted by ashley.k· Apr 18, 2026Information Security Incident Management

Question

An incident management team leader sends out a notification that the organization has successfully recovered from a cyberattack. Which of the following should be done NEXT?

Options

  • ASecure and preserve digital evidence for analysis.
  • BGather feedback on business impact.
  • CConduct a meeting to capture lessons learned.
  • DPrepare an executive summary for senior management.

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    71% (39)
  • D
    18% (10)

Why each option

After successful recovery from a cyberattack, the next crucial step is to conduct a meeting to capture lessons learned, enabling continuous improvement of incident response capabilities.

ASecure and preserve digital evidence for analysis.

Securing and preserving digital evidence for analysis is typically performed during the containment and eradication phases of an incident, not after the notification of full recovery.

BGather feedback on business impact.

Gathering feedback on business impact is an important part of the incident review, but the formal mechanism for consolidating this and other insights for improvement is the lessons learned meeting.

CConduct a meeting to capture lessons learned.Correct

A 'lessons learned' meeting, conducted after an incident has been contained and recovered from, allows the incident management team and stakeholders to review the entire incident response process. This post-incident analysis identifies what worked well, what did not, and what improvements are needed for future incidents, fostering continuous enhancement of the incident response plan and team readiness.

DPrepare an executive summary for senior management.

Preparing an executive summary for senior management is an output of the incident response process, which should incorporate insights from the lessons learned, meaning the meeting should precede the summary's finalization.

Concept tested: Incident response post-mortem analysis

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/incident-response-overview

Topics

#Incident Management Process#Post-Incident Activities#Lessons Learned#Continuous Improvement

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