CERT-In directions require reporting specified cyber incidents within 6 hours of detection. In practice, this is a tighter window than most incident response processes are built for.
The bottleneck usually isn't technical — it's organizational. Who has authority to declare an incident reportable? Who drafts the report? Who reviews it before submission? If these questions don't have clear, pre-assigned answers, 6 hours disappears fast.
We recommend a pre-drafted reporting template with placeholders for incident-specific details, a clear internal escalation chain, and a designated backup for every role in case the primary contact is unavailable exactly when needed.
Run this as a tabletop exercise, timed with a stopwatch. Most organizations are surprised by where the real delays are.
Our consultants can help you turn this into an action plan.
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