This course provides an in-depth exploration of network defense strategies and incident response methodologies, aligning with established industry standards such as NIST 800-61 r.2 (Computer Security Incident Handling), US-CERT’s NCISP (National Cyber Incident Response Plan), and Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 41 on Cyber Incident Coordination Policy. It is specifically designed for professionals tasked with monitoring information systems and networks to detect security incidents, as well as those responsible for executing standardized response protocols. The curriculum introduces essential tools, tactics, and procedures to manage cybersecurity risks, identify common threat vectors, evaluate organizational security posture, gather and analyze cybersecurity intelligence, and remediate and report incidents effectively. This course equips individuals with a comprehensive methodology for safeguarding their organization's cybersecurity infrastructure.
Furthermore, this course is tailored to support students in preparing for the CertNexus CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-310) certification examination. The skills learned and practiced here constitute a significant portion of your preparation. Additionally, completing this course and obtaining the subsequent CFR-310 certification satisfies all requirements for personnel needing DoD Directive 8570.01-M position certification baselines for the following roles:
• CSSP Analyst
• CSSP Infrastructure Support
• CSSP Incident Responder
• CSSP Auditor
Course Objectives: Throughout this course, you will gain the ability to understand, assess, and respond to security threats, as well as operate a system and network security analysis platform. You will:
• Compare and contrast various threats and classify threat profiles
• Explain the purpose and application of attack tools and techniques
• Explain the purpose and application of post-exploitation tools and tactics
• Explain the purpose and application of social engineering tactics
• Perform ongoing threat landscape research and utilize data to prepare for incidents in given scenarios
• Explain the purpose and characteristics of various data sources
• Utilize appropriate tools to analyze logs in given scenarios
• Use regular expressions to parse log files and identify meaningful data in given scenarios
• Use Windows tools to analyze incidents in given scenarios
• Use Linux-based tools to analyze incidents in given scenarios
• Summarize methods and tools used for malware analysis
• Analyze common indicators of potential compromise in given scenarios
• Explain the importance of best practices in preparing for incident response
• Execute the incident response process in given scenarios
• Explain the importance of concepts unique to forensic analysis
• Explain general mitigation methods and devices
Target Audience: This course is primarily designed for cybersecurity practitioners who are preparing for or currently performing job functions related to protecting information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. It is particularly suitable for personnel within federal contracting companies and private sector firms whose mission or strategic objectives require the execution of Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) or DoD Information Network (DODIN) operations and incident handling. The course focuses on the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to defend information systems in a cybersecurity context, including protection, detection, analysis, investigation, and response processes.
Moreover, the course ensures that all members of an IT team—regardless of size, rank, or budget—understand their role in cyber defense, incident response, and incident handling processes.
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