The course introduces tools and tactics to manage cybersecurity risks, identify various types of common threats, evaluate the organization's security, collect and analyze cybersecurity intelligence, and handle incidents as they occur.
Learning Objectives
In this course, you will assess and respond to security threats and operate a systems and network security analysis platform. You will:
Assess information security risk in computing and network environments.
Analyze reconnaissance threats to computing and network environments.
Analyze attacks on computing and network environments.
Analyze post-attack techniques on computing and network environments.
Implement a vulnerability management program.
Collect cybersecurity intelligence.
Analyze data collected from security and event logs.
Perform active analysis on assets and networks.
Respond to cybersecurity incidents.
Investigate cybersecurity incidents.
Address security issues with the organization's technology architecture.
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
- Digital Forensics
- Cyber Defense Analysis
- Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
- Incident Response
- Vulnerability Assessment and Management
Feedback
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