An incident response plan (IRP) is a documented approach or procedure for responding to security incidents. It consists of a set of procedures used by an organisation to identify, respond and recover from security incidents. It specifies the roles and responsibilities of the incident response team and the communication protocol. It also describes the process for identifying analyzing containing, eradicating and recovering from security threats. A typical IRP involves incident classification, evidence handling, regulatory reporting and review after incident incident. Organizations in the UK use incident response planning to achieve operational resilience, avoid business disruptions, safeguard sensitive data and adhere to relevant compliance standards. The IRP is tested regularly and updated periodically to stay efficient in the face of ever-changing technology and threat landscape.