Cybersecurity Incident Post-Mortem Report

A cybersecurity incident post-mortem is critical for turning security breaches into learning opportunities. This Cybersecurity Incident Post-Mortem Report template helps IT security teams, CISOs, and incident response professionals systematically document security incidents, analyze attack vectors, track response timelines, and identify gaps that need addressing.

Whether you're managing a data breach, ransomware attack, phishing campaign, or unauthorized access incident, this template provides a structured framework for capturing every detail that matters. The form guides your team through incident classification, technical analysis, timeline reconstruction, impact assessment, and action planning—ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Why Paperform for cybersecurity post-mortems?

With Paperform's conditional logic, your post-mortem form adapts based on incident type and severity, showing relevant follow-up questions for different attack scenarios. The calculation engine can automatically assess risk scores based on impact and response metrics, while multi-page layout keeps complex technical documentation organized and navigable.

Once submitted, integrate with Stepper (stepper.io) to automatically route findings to the right stakeholders, create remediation tickets in your project management system, update your security documentation in Notion or Confluence, and schedule follow-up reviews. This transforms static incident reports into actionable workflows that drive continuous security improvement.

For organizations requiring audit trails and compliance documentation, Paperform's SOC 2 Type II compliance, secure data handling, and detailed submission tracking provide the foundation for regulatory reporting. Export incident data to your SIEM tools, ticketing systems, or GRC platforms through native integrations or webhooks.

This template is ideal for security operations centers (SOCs), IT departments, managed security service providers (MSSPs), compliance officers, and any organization that needs to learn from security incidents and build stronger defenses. Turn every incident into insight with this comprehensive post-mortem framework.