Be Ready Before the Incident Happens
Most organizations don’t struggle with incident response because they lack tools.
They struggle because they don’t have a clear, defensible plan when leadership, regulators, insurers, or legal counsel start asking questions.
When incidents happen, organizations are evaluated not only on what occurred, but on whether they took reasonable, professional steps to prepare in advance.
The Incident Response Program Toolkit gives you a complete, NIST-aligned incident response program—built from real-world experience—so you can respond confidently when it matters most.
This is not theory. It’s the same structure used to prepare organizations for ransomware, data breaches, and high-pressure executive and regulatory scrutiny.
This toolkit is designed for organizations that need to be prepared but don’t have the time, staff, or budget to build an incident response program from scratch.
It is especially well suited for:
Small and mid-sized organizations
Public sector and nonprofit organizations
Regulated environments
IT and security teams without a dedicated incident response lead
Organizations preparing for tabletop exercises, audits, or insurance reviews
If your organization does not have a documented, tested incident response plan today, this toolkit closes that gap immediately.
The Incident Response Program Toolkit includes everything you need to build or mature an incident response capability—from preparation through post-incident review.
Includes:
A complete incident response policy and plan aligned with NIST SP 800-61
Reporting and documentation templates covering the full incident lifecycle
Checklists and coordination aids for technical response, leadership communication, and external coordination
Forms and worksheets to support evidence handling, forensic triage, and lessons learned
Editable Word and Excel files so you can customize everything for your organization
Lifetime updates at no additional cost
These materials are designed to be practical, defensible, and ready to use—not academic.
Free incident response templates can be a useful starting point—but they often fall short when it matters most.
Here’s the difference.
Free templates typically:
Cover isolated documents, not the full incident lifecycle
Lack cohesion between technical response, leadership communication, and external coordination
Are not designed to stand up under audit, insurance review, or legal scrutiny
Require significant interpretation and rework to be usable
Were not built with real-world incident pressure in mind
This toolkit is different.
The Incident Response Program Toolkit:
Covers preparation, detection, response, recovery, and post-incident review in a single, cohesive program
Aligns documentation, checklists, and reporting so teams aren’t improvising mid-incident
Reflects lessons learned from real ransomware events, data breaches, and regulatory scrutiny
Is designed to be defensible—not just technically correct
Saves dozens of hours compared to assembling and validating free resources
Free templates help you get started.
This toolkit helps you be ready.
This is exactly what I was looking for. I have been using the Report Template for almost two years. It has always been well received. Thanks for this!
Assistant Vice President
This is exactly what I'd been looking for to help move our forensics program ahead. Excellent work and excellent content. Thanks!
Digital Forensics Lab Manager
This toolkit was developed by a cybersecurity leader with decades of hands-on experience in:
Incident response and digital forensics
Federal, state, and private-sector cybersecurity operations
Regulatory and executive-level scrutiny following major incidents
Tabletop exercises and real-world breach response
Every template and checklist reflects lessons learned from actual incidents—not hypotheticals.
You are not buying “templates.”
You are buying proven structure and hard-earned experience.
The sections below outline what’s included—each designed to support a complete incident lifecycle.
A complete incident response policy and plan aligned to NIST SP 800-61, designed to be customized and adopted quickly.
Editable templates to document incidents from detection through remediation and closure, including materials suitable for executive briefings.
Step-by-step checklists for technical response, communications, leadership coordination, and post-incident review—so nothing gets missed when pressure is high.
This document outlines the licensing terms for the Incident Response Program Toolkit. It includes guidelines for use, customization, internal distribution, and restrictions on external sharing or resale. Please review to ensure compliance with the license agreement.
Consider the alternatives:
Building this internally can take 40–80+ hours of staff time
A comparable consulting engagement often costs $10,000–$25,000
Free templates rarely hold up under real-world pressure or scrutiny
This toolkit gives you a complete, professional-grade incident response program for a one-time cost.
No subscriptions.
No ongoing fees.
Lifetime updates included.
Having a documented incident response plan is essential. Validating that plan under realistic conditions is what turns it into a capability. Learn more about Natsar’s Incident Response Tabletop Exercises →
You've got questions. We've got answers.
No. This toolkit is intentionally designed to scale.
Small and mid-sized organizations often face the same incident pressures as larger enterprises—without the same staffing or resources. The difference is not the need for structure, but how efficiently it can be implemented.
The templates and checklists in this toolkit can be right-sized to your organization, allowing you to adopt a professional, defensible incident response program without unnecessary complexity.
Many customers use this toolkit specifically because they don’t have a large security team.
When you purchase a product from Natsar, you have access to it for the lifetime of the product. You will be able to come back and access it as often as you like and even get access to free updates as they occur.
Once you purchase the toolkit, you will receive an instant email with a link to download everything. You can also access it from within your account on natsar.com immediately. There is no waiting involved!
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