From a high-level perspective, how do containment and isolation differ in ICAT tactics?

• A. Isolation separates individuals or hazards to reduce exposure and prevent spread
• B. Containment limits the incident to a defined area; isolation separates individuals or hazards to reduce exposure and prevent spread
• C. Containment and isolation are the same
• D. Containment refers to data security

Answer: (B)

Containment focuses on confining the incident to a defined area so it cannot spread beyond that boundary. Isolation, by contrast, is about separating individuals or hazards from others to reduce exposure and prevent transmission. So containment controls the geographic footprint of the problem, while isolation removes or keeps away the threat from people or other assets. They’re related actions but operate on different scales: containment sets the physical limits, isolation protects people or items by separation.