The role of incident response plans in cybersecurity is to anticipate and prepare responses to security incidents in order to contain and minimize damage, recover the affected systems, and return to normal operations as soon as possible.

1. Create a team responsible for incident response.
2. Develop an incident response plan.
3. Train staff on your incident response plan.
4. Implement regular security testing and monitoring.
5. Document necessary steps and activities in responding to an incident.
6. Establish communications practices to inform affected stakeholders.