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Cybersec First Responder Certification (CFR)
Prepare to detect, analyse and respond to cyber attacks.
5 daysIntermediate11 modulesCyberSec First Responder (CFR)
About this course
Prepare to detect, analyse and respond to cyber attacks. Over five days you will assess risk, analyse the threat landscape, reconnaissance, system hacking and post-attack techniques, collect and analyse logs with SIEM and forensic tools, and respond to incidents, preparing for CFR.
What you'll learn
- Assess cybersecurity risks and analyze threat landscapes
- Identify and respond to reconnaissance, malware, and network-based attacks
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
- Collect and analyze log data using SIEM and forensic tools
- Execute structured incident response and recovery procedures
Curriculum
11 modules
- Identify the importance of risk management
- Assess and mitigate risk
- Integrate documentation into risk processes
- Classify threats and threat profiles
- Analyze trends affecting security posture
- Implement threat modeling
- Assess the impact of reconnaissance and social engineering
- Assess the impact of system, web-based, and malware attacks
- Evaluate threats like hijacking, impersonation, DoS, mobile and cloud vulnerabilities
- Assess techniques including command & control, lateral movement, exfiltration, and anti-forensics
- Perform cybersecurity audits
- Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
- Set up intelligence platforms
- Collect data from host-based and network-based sources
- Use SIEM tools and log analysis for threat detection
- Investigate incidents using Windows and Linux tools
- Analyze indicators of compromise
- Deploy incident handling architecture
- Mitigate incidents and support forensic handoff
- Apply forensic investigation methods
- Collect, analyze, and follow up on digital evidence
Who it's for
Security analysts, SOC staff and IT professionals who protect systems and respond to incidents.
Before you start
- At least two years (recommended) of experience or education in computer network security technology or a related field.
- The ability or curiosity to recognize information security vulnerabilities and threats in the context of risk management.
- Foundational knowledge of the concepts and operational framework of common assurance safeguards in network environments. Safeguards include, but are not limited to, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and VPNs.
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