National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

A practical application and comprehensive course that includes the planning, design, and construction of defenses for a complex network that will sustain an attack, document events, and mitigate the effects of the attack.

Learning Objectives

Assemble network defense tools; differentiate between authorized and unauthorized activity on a network; respond to a breach in security through the use of countermeasures designed to minimize the impact of the breach on the network; document network events; and present an analysis of network breach and plan for remediation.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Incident Response
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management
  • Cyber Defense Analysis

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.