What to do after a website incident (calm checklist)

A clear recovery plan for SMEs if a site is hacked or compromised.

2024-10-25 - Daniel Baldwin

First: contain the issue. Disable access, change credentials, and isolate the affected system.

Second: restore from a known good backup. Do not rely on a copy you are unsure about.

Third: investigate the cause and close the gap. If you do not fix the root issue, it will happen again.

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Finally: add monitoring so you know quickly if something breaks in the future.

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