This course explores network defense and incident response methodologies, tactics, and procedures, aligning them with established industry frameworks 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 responsible for monitoring and detecting security incidents within information systems and networks, as well as executing standardized response protocols. The curriculum introduces essential tools, tactics, and procedures to manage cybersecurity risks, identify common threats, evaluate organizational security posture, collect and analyze cybersecurity intelligence, and remediate and report incidents in real-time. By providing a comprehensive methodology, this course empowers individuals tasked with defending their organization’s cybersecurity.
Designed to support candidates preparing for the CertNexus CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-310) certification, the knowledge and practical skills gained here form a significant component of your exam preparation. Furthermore, completing this course and obtaining the subsequent CFR-310 certification satisfies all personnel requirements for DoD Directive 8570.01-M position certification baselines, including:
• CSSP Analyst
• CSSP Infrastructure Support
• CSSP Incident Responder
• CSSP Auditor
Course Objectives: Upon completion, you will be able to understand, assess, and respond to security threats while operating a system and network security analysis platform. Specifically, 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
• Conduct ongoing threat landscape research and utilize data to prepare for incidents in given scenarios
• Explain the purpose and characteristics of various data sources
• Apply appropriate tools to analyze logs in given scenarios
• Use regular expressions to parse log files and identify meaningful data in given scenarios
• Utilize Windows tools to analyze incidents in given scenarios
• Utilize 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 intended 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 roles within federal contracting companies and private sector firms whose mission or strategic objectives require executing Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) or managing DoD Information Network (DODIN) operations and incident handling. The course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to defend information systems in a cybersecurity context, covering protection, detection, analysis, investigation, and response processes.
Additionally, the course ensures that all IT team members—regardless of team size, rank, or budget—understand their role in cyber defense, incident response, and incident handling.
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