Name
Strayer University
Security Incident Response Simulation Debrief
CIS 359 – Disaster Recovery Management
Assignment 16: Security Incident Response Simulation Debrief
Due Week 8 and worth 75 points
Following your participation in the Security Incident Response Simulation (Assignment 10), you
have been asked to conduct a debriefing session to analyze the outcomes of the simulation and
identify key takeaways for improving the organization's incident response capabilities.
Write a paper in which you:
1. Simulation Recap: Provide a brief recap of the key details and events of the Security Incident
Response Simulation, including the type of incident, actions taken, and outcomes.
2. Analysis of Decisions: Analyze the decisions made during the simulation, including those related
to incident classification, containment, communication, and recovery. Evaluate the effectiveness
of these decisions and discuss any challenges faced.
3. Team Collaboration: Assess the collaboration and coordination among the incident response
team members during the simulation. Discuss how well team roles and responsibilities were
executed.
4. Communication Effectiveness: Evaluate the effectiveness of communication and notification
procedures during the simulation. Discuss whether relevant stakeholders were informed in a
timely and appropriate manner.
5. Incident Documentation: Discuss the importance of incident documentation during the
simulation. Analyze how well incident data was collected, recorded, and preserved for analysis.
6. References: Use at least three (3) quality resources to support your simulation debriefing.
Ensure that your sources are reputable and relevant to incident response best practices.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor's name, the course
title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
Use appropriate headings and subheadings to organize the content.
Include any necessary diagrams or visual aids to illustrate key points or incidents from the simulation.
Ensure that these diagrams are integrated into the Word document before submission.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the effectiveness of incident response decisions and actions in a simulated environment.
Evaluate team collaboration and communication during incident response simulations.
Assess the importance of incident documentation and data preservation.
Identify lessons learned from incident response simulations and apply them to real-world incident
response.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in incident response planning and analysis.
Write clearly and concisely about incident response topics using proper writing mechanics and technical
style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 75 Assignment 16: Security Incident Response Simulation Debrief
Criteria Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets
Minimum
Expectation
s
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Detail the DR team
roles, responsibilities,
and sub teams that
would be implemented
and construct an
organizational chart for
the team through the
use of graphical tools
in Visio, or an open
source alternative such
as Dia.
Weight: 35%
Did not submit or
incompletely
detailed the DR
team roles,
responsibilities,
and sub teams
that would be
implemented and
did not submit or
incompletely
constructed an
organizational
chart for the team
through the use
of graphical tools
in Visio, or an
open source
alternative such
as Dia.
Insufficiently
detailed the DR
team roles,
responsibilities,
and sub teams
that would be
implemented
and
insufficiently
constructed an
organizational
chart for the
team through
the use of
graphical tools
in Visio, or an
open source
alternative
such as Dia.
Partially
detailed the DR
team roles,
responsibilities,
and sub teams
that would be
implemented
and partially
constructed an
organizational
chart for the
