COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Security Incident and Management Investigations. It covers the types of security incidents and the stages in incident management including preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery and lessons learned; the roles within an incident response team and their responsibilities; building a strong foundation for incident management through proactive measures; the tools and technologies used in incident response and legal and compliance aspects related to security incidents; and the various signs of security incidents and the techniques used for detection. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the threat intelligence to identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities; the importance of log files in incident detection and how to analyze them; monitoring and analyzing network traffic for signs of unauthorized activity; how to prioritize incidents based on their impact and severity; the effective strategies for initial response to a detected incident; developing and implementing an incident response plan; the proper techniques and best practices for containing an incident and the steps for removing the threat from the environment; the forensic analysis in the context of incident response; and the proper documentation and evidence handling techniques during an incident. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the effective communication strategies with stakeholders during an incident; the strategies for system and data recovery post-incident; conducting a post-incident review to analyze the response and improving future procedures; extracting lessons and sharing knowledge within the organization for improvement; revising and updating incident response plans based on recent incidents and lessons learned; the role of cyber insurance and legal considerations post-incident; focusing on team wellbeing and stress management post-incident; the advanced persistent threats (APTs) and special considerations for incident response in cloud environments; the emerging threats and future trends in cybersecurity; and the alignment of incident response with business continuity and disaster recovery planning.