NIST SP 800-61 Incident Response Templates
Build a practical incident response program with editable templates
Build a more organized incident response program with this NIST SP 800-61 Computer Security Incident Handling Guide Full Document Template Package.
This editable Word, Excel, and PowerPoint package gives cybersecurity, IT, compliance, consulting, and MSSP teams a professional starting point for incident response documentation.
Includes templates for:
Incident response policy, charter, plan, and RACI
Reporting, escalation, communications, and severity classification
Intake, triage, investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery
Evidence handling, ticketing, timelines, decision logs, and situation reports
Phishing, ransomware, data breach, cloud, malware, insider threat, and DoS playbooks
Vendor, insurer, legal, and law enforcement coordination
Remediation trackers, dashboards, maturity assessments, audit checklists, and executive briefings
Ideal for teams building or improving a practical incident response program.
Disclaimer: Templates are for informational and organizational use only and are not legal, compliance, audit, or cybersecurity advice. Use does not guarantee compliance, certification, audit results, or security outcomes. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NIST or any government or standards body. Provided as-is with no warranty. Resale, redistribution, sublicensing, or repackaging is not permitted.























