Reporting Security Incidents

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 13 minIT & TechnologyLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: report a security incident — named in the first sentence, exact times, honest impact, evidence preserved — with zero minimising language.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Report it — even when it's you

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What IT security needs from your report

    Read a 220-word text about What IT security needs from your report

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Incident Response Terms

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Incident Report

    What – When – Impact – Next, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model reports

    Read a 350-word text about Three model reports

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Incident Response

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Reporting Phrases

    Word-ordering exercise, 4 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Reporting an Incident

    Role-play: You're reporting a suspicious email to IT security (8 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Make the call

    3 discussion questions

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