Improving your documentation and reporting of security incidents can be achieved by following a standard template that covers the essential elements of an incident report. Templates can help you organize information, ensure completeness and consistency, and save time and effort. You can use existing templates from industry standards, frameworks, or best practices, such as the NIST SP 800-61 or the SANS Incident Report Template, or customize your own template based on your organization's policies and procedures. Generally, a template should include sections such as an incident summary, details, response, analysis, findings, and recommendations. The incident summary should provide a brief overview of the incident including the date, time, scope, impact, and status. The incident details should describe the source, vector, indicators, evidence, and timeline of events. The incident response should summarize the actions taken by the incident response team including identification, containment, eradication, recovery and restoration steps. The incident analysis should examine the root cause, attack methods vulnerabilities and mitigations of the incident. The findings should summarize key observations from the response and analysis. Lastly, recommendations should include action items to prevent or reduce similar incidents in the future.