This comprehensive course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for effectively responding to and managing cybersecurity incidents. Participants will learn systematic approaches to detect, analyze, contain, and recover from various cyber threats including malware infections, data breaches, and system compromises. The curriculum covers incident response frameworks, digital forensics basics, communication protocols, and legal considerations. Through realistic scenarios and hands-on exercises, attendees will develop the capability to lead incident response efforts and minimize organizational impact. This course emphasizes the importance of preparation and rapid response in mitigating damage from cyber attacks.
Incident Response and Handling for Cyber Threats
Security Operations and Risk Protection
October 25, 2025
Introduction
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand incident response frameworks and lifecycle
- Develop comprehensive incident response plans
- Identify and classify cybersecurity incidents
- Apply proper containment and eradication techniques
- Conduct basic digital forensics and evidence preservation
- Manage communication during security incidents
- Coordinate with legal and law enforcement entities
- Implement recovery and restoration procedures
- Conduct post-incident analysis and lessons learned
- Maintain incident response readiness
Target Audience
- Incident Response Team Members
- CSIRT and SOC Analysts
- IT Security Professionals
- Network Administrators
- System Administrators
- Information Security Managers
- IT Auditors and Compliance Officers
Methodology
- Incident response simulation exercises
- Case studies of real cyber incidents
- Tabletop exercises for team coordination
- Forensic tool hands-on practice
- Role-playing communication scenarios
- Individual incident analysis projects
Personal Impact
- Enhanced critical thinking under pressure
- Improved technical analysis skills
- Stronger communication and coordination abilities
- Increased confidence in managing crises
- Better understanding of forensic principles
- Enhanced problem-solving capabilities
Organizational Impact
- Reduced incident response time and impact
- Improved regulatory compliance and reporting
- Enhanced customer trust and reputation protection
- Better coordination between technical and business teams
- Continuous improvement in security posture
- Reduced financial and operational losses
Course Outline
Incident Response Foundations
IR Frameworks and Concepts- NIST SP 800-61 incident response framework
- Incident response lifecycle phases
- Incident classification and severity levels
- Legal and regulatory considerations
- Incident response team formation
- IR plan development and maintenance
- Toolkit and resource preparation
- Communication plan establishment
Detection and Analysis
Incident Identification- Monitoring and detection techniques
- SIEM and log analysis for incident detection
- Threat intelligence integration
- Anomaly and behavior analysis
- Root cause analysis methodologies
- Malware analysis fundamentals
- Network traffic analysis
- Impact assessment techniques
Containment and Eradication
Containment Strategies- Short-term and long-term containment
- Network segmentation and isolation
- System and account containment measures
- Evidence preservation during containment
- Malware removal techniques
- System hardening and patching
- Backdoor and persistence mechanism removal
- Verification of complete threat removal
Digital Forensics Fundamentals
Evidence Collection- Digital evidence handling procedures
- Chain of custody documentation
- Memory and disk imaging techniques
- Volatile data collection methods
- Timeline analysis and reconstruction
- File system and registry analysis
- Network forensic techniques
- Forensic reporting standards
Recovery and Restoration
Recovery Planning- System restoration procedures
- Data recovery and validation
- Service restoration prioritization
- Recovery verification testing
- Coordinating with business continuity teams
- Communication with stakeholders
- Customer and public communication
- Regulatory reporting requirements
Post-Incident Activities
Lessons Learned- Post-incident review meetings
- Incident documentation completion
- Gap analysis and improvement planning
- IR plan updates and enhancements
- Metrics and performance measurement
- Training and awareness updates
- Tabletop exercise development
- IR capability maturity assessment
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