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Incident Escalation

What is Incident Escalation?

The process of elevating a security incident to higher levels of management or specialized response teams based on severity and impact.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern incident escalation

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on incident escalation

Requirements naming incident escalation across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)2 controls

Before the test a control group of senior people who understand the critical assets and systems in scope and their economic functions, with access to the incident escalation chain, oversees planning and execution and agrees objectives (systems, processes, part...

hkma-cyber-resilience-assessment-framework-c-raf::ICAST.2 · iCAST control group →
DORA RTS on Threat-Led Penetration Testing (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1190)1 control

In the preparation phase the control team must assess the risks of testing live production systems of critical or important functions, including potential impact on the financial sector and on Union or national financial stability, and review them throughout t...

dora-rts-on-threat-led-penetration-testing-commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-1190::5 · Article 5: Risk management for the TLPT →

Questions people ask about incident escalation

What is Incident Escalation?
The process of elevating a security incident to higher levels of management or specialized response teams based on severity and impact.
Why is Incident Escalation important for compliance?
Incident Escalation is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding incident escalation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Incident Escalation?
Incident Escalation appears in the requirement text of HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF), DORA RTS on Threat-Led Penetration Testing (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1190). Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Incident Escalation?
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