A consultant-grade cybersecurity portfolio project demonstrating enterprise incident response planning, governance, operational procedures, and business resilience for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
Modern cyber attacks demand structured response capabilities.
This repository contains a complete Incident Response & Containment Playbook developed for SMEs to improve cyber resilience, reduce incident response time, and standardize operational decision-making during security incidents.
The playbook follows internationally recognized security frameworks and reflects the documentation style used by enterprise cybersecurity consulting firms.
| Domain | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Incident Response | End-to-end IR Lifecycle |
| Governance | Executive Escalation & Decision Making |
| Operations | Response Procedures & Playbooks |
| Risk Management | Business Impact Analysis |
| Communication | Internal & External Notifications |
| Recovery | Business Continuity & Restoration |
| Framework | Purpose |
|---|---|
| NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) | Governance & Risk Management |
| NIST SP 800-61 Rev.2 | Incident Response Lifecycle |
| MITRE ATT&CK | Threat Behavior Mapping |
| CIS Controls v8 | Security Control Implementation |
| Incident | Status |
|---|---|
| Ransomware | Complete |
| Phishing | Complete |
| Unauthorized Access | Complete |
| Insider Threat | Included |
| Business Email Compromise | Included |
| Malware Infection | Included |
sme-incident-response-playbook/
README.md
LICENSE
CHANGELOG.md
playbook/
├── SME-Incident-Response-Playbook.pdf
└── SME-Incident-Response-Playbook.md
procedures/
├── ransomware-response.md
├── phishing-response.md
└── unauthorized-access.md
templates/
├── evidence-log.md
├── lessons-learned.md
├── communication-templates.md
└── incident-contact-directory.md
assets/
├── cover.png
├── ir-lifecycle.png
├── severity-matrix.png
├── phishing-decision-tree.png
└── raci-matrix.png
- Enterprise Incident Response Playbook
- Incident Severity Matrix
- RACI Responsibility Matrix
- Executive Escalation Procedures
- Business Impact Assessment
- Evidence Collection Templates
- Recovery Checklists
- Stakeholder Communication Templates
- Lessons Learned Framework
| Technical | Governance |
|---|---|
| Incident Response | Risk Management |
| Threat Analysis | Security Governance |
| Digital Forensics | Compliance |
| Security Documentation | Executive Reporting |
| Business Continuity | Policy Development |
| MITRE ATT&CK | NIST CSF 2.0 |
This framework enables organizations to:
- Reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)
- Improve operational resilience
- Standardize incident handling
- Protect critical business assets
- Strengthen regulatory readiness
- Support executive decision-making
- Improve security governance maturity
- Small & Medium Businesses
- Security Analysts
- SOC Teams
- GRC Professionals
- Cybersecurity Consultants
- University Students
- Hiring Managers
| Component | Progress |
|---|---|
| Documentation | 100% |
| Playbooks | 100% |
| Templates | 100% |
| Framework Mapping | 100% |
| Portfolio Ready | Complete |
Tauqeer Mustafa
BS Cybersecurity Student
Air University Islamabad
Specializing in:
- Cybersecurity Governance
- Incident Response
- Risk Assessment
- Security Documentation
- SME Security Consulting
GitHub
https://github.com/TauqeerMustafa
https://linkedin.com/in/tauqeermustafa
Released under the MIT License.