The SecureWorks Incident Management and Response team helps organizations of all sizes and across all industries prepare for, respond to and recover from even the most complex and large-scale security incidents. Based on direct experience working with customers during security incidents over the past year, and incorporating threat intelligence on the latest tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) that threat actors employ, the incident response team developed the following recommendations to help IT and IT security organizations minimize the duration and impact of a security breach.