Which of the following will have the MOST negative impact to the effectiveness of incident response processes?

The correct answer is B. Ambiguous severity criteria. Ambiguous severity criteria cause inconsistent categorization and delayed escalation, which leads to misprioritized actions and slower response, directly undermining incident response effectiveness more than tooling or structure issues.

Submitted by valeria.br· Apr 18, 2026Information Security Incident Management

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Options

AHigh organizational risk tolerance
BAmbiguous severity criteria
CManual incident reporting processes
DDecentralized incident monitoring

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
18% (6)
B
68% (23)
C
9% (3)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

Ambiguous severity criteria cause inconsistent categorization and delayed escalation, which leads to misprioritized actions and slower response, directly undermining incident response effectiveness more than tooling or structure issues.

Topics

#Incident Response#Incident Prioritization#Severity Criteria#Incident Management Effectiveness

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