CYBERSEC-IR.AU1 ISBN: 979-8-90059-027-1
Cybersecurity Incident Response
Launch your cybersecurity incident response training today to master high-stakes recovery using our industry-leading virtual labs for cybersecurity.
What you will be able to do
- The IR Blueprint: Master the NIST (SP) 800-61 framework to handle incidents like a pro.
- Strategic Containment: Learn to quarantine systems and stop the "bleeding" before the business stalls.
- The Attack Life Cycle: Identify risks and predict attacker moves before they happen.
- Eradication & Recovery: Clean out the remnants of malware and restore normalcy with zero traces left behind.
- Leadership & Culture: Build and manage high-performing Incident Response Teams (IRT).
- Continuous Monitoring: Develop metrics to prove your program is getting stronger every day.
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
19 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
01 / About
About This Course
Online security isn’t just about building taller walls; it’s about what you do when someone climbs over them. In today's landscape, your Cybersecurity Incident Response strategy is the ultimate yardstick of your program's success. From the infamous Target breach to the Equifax fallout, history proves that it’s not just the hack that hurts—it’s a slow, messy response.
Are you ready to be the person who keeps their cool when the alarms go off? Our hands-on course takes you from theory to the "front lines" using virtual labs for cybersecurity, ensuring you’re job-ready for 2026.
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
13 Interactive Lessons · 75 topics01 The Significance of Incident Response 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Why Does This Happen?
- Strategy vs. Tactics
- Changing the Culture
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
02 Necessary Prerequisites 2 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Establishing the Identify and Protect Functions
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Incident Response Frameworks 3 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- NIST 800-61
- From Guidance to Program Implementation
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Leadership, Teams, and Culture 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Leadership Qualities
- Culture
- Alignment of the Team
- Prepare to Handle Incidents
- Facilitating Organizational Change
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 The Incident Response Strategy 5 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Purpose
- Scope
- Definitions
- How to Respond to Incidents
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Cyber Risks and the Attack Life Cycle 4 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Documenting Cyber Risks
- The Mandiant Cyber Attack Life Cycle
- Tie the Risk Assessment and Kill Chain
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Detection and Identification of Events 3 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Building Detective Capabilities
- Identification of Security Events
- Summary
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Containment 6 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Indicators of Compromise
- Containment Fundamentals
- Choosing a Containment Strategy
- Retaining Forensic Investigators
- Executive Expectations
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Eradication, Recovery, and Post-incident Review 5 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Removing the Attacker’s Artifacts
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Restoring Systems via Backups
- Post-incident Review
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Continuous Monitoring of Incident Response Program 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Components of Continuous Monitoring
- How Continuous Monitoring Works
- Incorporating Continuous Monitoring into the NIST CSF Environment
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Incident Response Story 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Background
- Initial Response
- The Nightmare Begins
- The Second Incident Response
- The CISO’s Office
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 This Is a Full-Time Job 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Full-Time Effort Required
- Building a Program
- Developing a Battle Plan
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Appendix: NIST Cybersecurity Framework 23 topics +
- Identify: Asset Management
- Identify: Business Environment
- Identify: Governance
- Identify: Risk Assessment
- Identify: Risk Management
- Identify: Supply Chain Risk Management
- Protect: Access Control
- Protect: Awareness and Training
- Protect: Data Security
- Protect: Information Protection
- Protect: Maintenance
- Protect: Protective Technology
- Detect: Anomalies and Events
- Detect: Continuous Monitoring
- Detect: Detection Processes
- Respond: Response Planning
- Respond: Communications
- Respond: Analysis
- Respond: Mitigation
- Respond: Improvement
- Recover: Recovery Planning
- Recover: Improvements
- Recover: Communications
Hands-On Labs Our edge
19 LiveLabs- Building an Effective Incident Response Program
- Establishing the Identify and Protect Functions
- Aligning Incident Response Strategy with Organizational Capabilities
- Building a Culture Driven Incident Response Function
- Strengthening Incident Response Planning
- Identifying Threats and Vulnerabilities Using Public Websites
- Exploring the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Risks
- Analyzing Network Traffic Using Wireshark
- Viewing Linux Event Logs
- Viewing Windows Event Logs
- Implementing an IDS
- Simulating a DoS Attack
- Analyzing Malware Behavior Using ProcMon
- Analyzing Ransomware Using VirusTotal
- Conducting Vulnerability Scanning Using Nessus
- Taking a Full Backup
- Examining Large Infrastructure Challenges
- Assessing Decision Gaps in Cybersecurity Incidents
- Enhancing Cybersecurity Through Incident Response Planning
04 / FAQs
Questions before you start
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What frameworks will I learn in this Cybersecurity Incident Response course?+
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