This course is designed for the following roles:

• SOC analysts, Tiers 1–2
• Threat researchers
• Malware analysts
• Forensic analysts
• Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) analysts
• Incident response analysts
• Security operations center engineers
• Security engineers

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Analyze the components needed for a root cause analysis report
• Apply tools such as YARA for malware identification
• Recognize the methods identified in the MITRE attack framework
• Leverage scripting to parse and search logs or multiple data sources such as, Cisco
• Umbrella, Sourcefire IPS, AMP for Endpoints, AMP for Network, and PX Grid
• Recommend actions based on post-incident analysis
• Determine data to correlate based on incident type (host-based and network-based activities)
• Evaluate alerts from sources such as firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), data analysis tools (such as, Cisco Umbrella Investigate, Cisco Stealthwatch, and Cisco SecureX), and other systems to responds to cyber incidents and recommend mitigation
• Evaluate elements required in an incident response playbook and the relevant components from the ThreatGrid report
• Analyze threat intelligence provided in different formats (such as, STIX and TAXII)

• Introducing Incident Response and Forensic Analysis
• Describing Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Guidelines and Associations
• Examining Threats and Vulnerability Frameworks
• Describing the Analytical Mindset
• Preparing for Incident Response and Responding to Threats
• Identifying Sources of Evidence
• Gathering Intelligence
• Examining Digital Forensics and Incident Response Tools
• Describing Detection and Analysis
• Describing Investigation and Detection
• Describing Digital Forensics
• Describing Breach Containment and Eradication
• Describing Post-Incident Activities