One in five Canadian businesses reported a cybersecurity incident in 2017.

[R2350] Brownlee, N. and E. Guttman, "Expectations for Computer Security Incident Response", RFC 2350, June 1998.

At home, the following steps can prevent or reduce the impact of a computer-related security incident:

Other sites and CSIRTs, when they are partners in the investigation of a computer security incident, will in some cases be trusted with confidential information.

What actions should organisations take if they suspect they have suffered a cyber security incident?

What to do first when hit by a cyber attack What actions should organisations take if they suspect they have suffered a cyber security incident?

Were you affected by it or any other recent cyber security or privacy incident?

More than two-thirds of firms experienced a data loss incident in the past year

The Internet community's expectations of CSIRTs are described in "Expectations for Computer Security Incident Response" [RFC2350].

A computer security incident can involve a real or suspected breach or the act of willfully causing a vulnerability or breach.

This information is best expressed using the CSIRT template as shown in Appendix D of "Expectations for Computer Security Incident Response" [RFC2350].