Automating the initial incident triage process allows incidents to be quickly categorized and prioritized based on predefined criteria, such as source, type, and severity. This rapid classification helps to ensure that higher severity incidents are dealt with promptly and reduces the manual effort needed by the incident response team, allowing them to focus on responding to incidents rather than initial data gathering and assessment. On the other hand, fully automating the decision-making process on how to handle an incident could be risky, as it may require human judgment and context that cannot be replicated by automation processes. Similarly, generating the post-incident report is important but does not critically impact response time. Finally, automated communication with the media would not be appropriate as it requires careful crafting by someone with PR expertise to manage potential reputational damage.