The answer to this question is <span>Increasing; weakens the effects of both reinforcement and punishment.. The more delay being imposed between a response and a consequence, the more our brain not be able to find the correlation between that response and consequence. If the response and consequence happen instantly (for example we feel burnt when touching fire) that our body will most likely to remember the consequence of that certain response.</span>
Contacting the help desk as the first stop will help determine the severity of the case and with their finding, they can decide whether it call CSIRT or not.