methodology

Human Driven Incident Response

Human Driven Incident Response is a cybersecurity approach that emphasizes human expertise, decision-making, and collaboration over automated tools in managing and resolving security incidents. It focuses on leveraging skilled analysts' judgment, contextual understanding, and investigative skills to detect, analyze, and mitigate threats effectively. This methodology prioritizes human-led processes to handle complex, novel, or ambiguous security events that automated systems may miss or misinterpret.

Also known as: Human-Led Incident Response, Manual Incident Response, Analyst-Driven Incident Management, HDIR, Human-Centric Security Response

🧊Why learn Human Driven Incident Response?

Developers should learn this methodology when working in security-sensitive roles, such as DevOps, site reliability engineering (SRE), or application security, to enhance their ability to respond to breaches, vulnerabilities, or attacks in production environments. It is particularly useful in scenarios involving sophisticated threats, insider risks, or incidents requiring nuanced analysis, as it complements automated tools by adding human insight to improve accuracy and reduce false positives. This skill helps teams build resilient systems by fostering a proactive security culture and enabling faster, more informed incident resolution.