The stages of incident handling include
A) Planning, detection, maintenance, retirement
B) Preparation, detection, containment, post-incident analysis
C) Planning, acquisition, deployment, post-incident analysis
D) Preparation, acquisition, deployment, post-incident analysis

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The stages of incident handling are typically recognized as preparation, detection, containment, eradication, and post-incident analysis. Choice B is the only option that includes these stages, although it uses slightly different terminology (maintenance is replaced with eradication). Choices A, C, and D include some relevant steps (such as planning), but they do not include a complete set of incident handling stages.

The Stages of Incident Handling Include