• Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

This course is designed to educate senior leaders about cybercrime and incident response. Learners will review a scenario based on real-world intrusions by a sophisticated attacker, examining tactics and technologies from both the attacker’s and victim’s perspectives. This scenario illustrates the most common method that attackers use to establish a foothold and remain undetected in the victim’s network.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, learners should be able to: • Understand how attackers defeat defenses and compromise networks • Explore the most common network defense posture assumed by victims • Collect electronic evidence • Understand how investigators analyze data and use findings to resolve incidents • Grasp the challenges an organization faces after its computer security defenses are breached

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.