Digital Forensics & Incident Response

80 hours

TDXCS-1

Course outline

Learn how to identify, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats with this in-depth course. Participants will delve into a variety of essential topics, from real incident response tactics and threat hunting to advanced techniques in malware analysis, credential theft prevention, and log analysis. This advanced curriculum is for learners of diverse cybersecurity backgrounds, blending hands-on exercises with theoretical concepts to instill the skill set needed to succeed in the digital forensics field.

Key Business Takeaways: • Enhanced Cybersecurity Posture: Elevate organizational defenses with employees skilled in cutting-edge incident response and threat-hunting techniques • Reduced Incident Response Time: Rapidly identify and mitigate threats, minimizing the impact on business operations. • Advanced Threat Detection and Analysis: Equip professionals with the skills to detect and analyze sophisticated malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs) • Compliance and Risk Management: Understand forensic methodologies and legal considerations for compliance with data protection and privacy laws, reducing legal and reputational risks.

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Modules

  • Overview of digital forensics
  • Fundamentals of incident response
  • Integration of real incident response tactics and preparation techniques
  • Key procedures for proper intrusion response
  • Incident response team’s toolkit
  • Techniques for detecting compromised systems
  • coping of incidents in enterprise environments
  • Identification of compromised systems and active/dormant malware
  • Restricting access and monitoring adversaries
  • Forensic analysis and legal aspects of incident response
  • Development of threat intelligence
  • Building continuous incident response and threat- hunting capabilities
  • Steps for stopping and remedying incidents
  • Recording and using threat intelligence for future incidents
  • Avoiding ineffective incident response strategies
  • Techniques for credential theft and countermeasures
  • Analysis of common credential attacks and defenses
  • EDR capabilities and integration with memory forensics
  • YARA and other indicators of compromise
  • Techniques for executable anomaly detection
  • Attacker tactics and process execution analysis
  • Prefetch and registry examination
  • Tools and techniques for memory acquisition and analysis
  • Analysis of common anti-forensic techniques and countermeasures
  • Lateral movement
  • Log analysis for tracking and hunting movement
  • Investigating PowerShell-based attacks
  • Recovery of deleted or manipulated data
  • Creation and analysis of filesystem timelines
  • Super timeline creation and analysis techniques
  • olume shadow copy service and advanced NTFS filesystem tactics
  • Real-world scenarios for applying learned techniques
  • Case studies focusing on recent digital forensics challenges

Prerequisites

  • 01 Working experience with Windows and Linux operating systems
  • 02 Working experience with networking, infrastructure solutions, and cybersecurity principles
  • 03 Critical thinking ability for detailed examination of cyber threats and incidents

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Network engineers
  • incident response
  • Security analysts & Incident responders
  • Forensic investigators looking to deepen their expertise and stay current with industry

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