What does incident containment aim to achieve?

Incident containment is a critical strategy in incident response that focuses on limiting the impact of an ongoing security incident rather than completely eliminating threats or recovering lost data. The primary goal of containment is to prevent further damage to systems and data while also stopping the incident from spreading. By quickly subduing the incident, organizations can protect sensitive information, maintain system integrity, and reduce the time and resources required for recovery.

While completely eliminating security threats is a long-term goal and certainly necessary, it may not be feasible during the initial phases of an incident, which is where containment comes into play. Notifying users about potential vulnerabilities is important but does not directly address managing the immediate effects of an incident. Similarly, data recovery is a post-incident procedure that occurs after containment has been achieved. Thus, limiting the impact during an ongoing incident is the primary focus of incident containment.