Incident Response Planning for Non-Profit Organizations
Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Article | NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies
Year: 2025
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5669-1676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cbr-scr-es-56
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About the Article
Non-profit organizations face increasing cyber incidents while operating with constrained budgets and distributed teams. This article provides a structured, resource-aware Incident Response Plan (IRP) tailored to NPOs, framing incident response as a repeatable lifecycle: preparation; identification; containment; eradication; recovery; and post-incident analysis. It emphasizes cross-functional teams, low-cost monitoring, playbooks, and disciplined communications. Practical recommendations include severity classification, role definition, minimally viable toolsets, quarterly exercises, and after-action reviews. By translating standards into prioritized, budget-sensitive steps, the article equips practitioners with an implementation-ready blueprint and situates incident response within governance frameworks for academics.
Key Topics
- Incident response lifecycle for NPOs
- Roles and structure of Incident Response Teams (IRT/CSIRT)
- Identification, containment, eradication, and recovery procedures
- Post-incident analysis and continuous improvement
- Low-cost monitoring, reporting, and threat intelligence
- Communications and stakeholder notifications
Suggested Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2025). Incident Response Planning for Non-Profit Organizations. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. Neya Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-cbr-scr-es-56
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