While working on an incident, Joe, a technician, finished restoring the OS and applications on a workstation from the original media. Joe is about to begin copying the user's files back onto the…

The recovery phase of incident response involves restoring affected systems and data to normal operation after an incident. Joe's action of copying user files back onto the hard drive is a direct step in returning the workstation to a fully functional and usable state for the user.

Eradication involves removing the cause of the incident, such as malware or vulnerabilities, which would typically occur before or during the reinstallation of the OS and applications.

Containment is the act of isolating an affected system to prevent further damage or spread of an incident, which would have been completed before the restoration process begins.

Identification is the initial phase of recognizing, verifying, and analyzing an incident, which has clearly already occurred as Joe is performing restoration activities.