### Question
How is the "incident response" defined?


### Answer
The term **incident response** is defined in *6 U.S.C. § 1500* as follows -

> a government or private sector activity that detects, mitigates, or recovers from a cyber attack or cyber campaign of significant consequence

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 1500*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-CYBERSECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING**

