Effective management of cyber breach incidents:
Cybercrime is no longer a threat. It’s an integral part of our reality. From data breaches that expose our most private information to attacks on infrastructure disrupting basic human services such as power, water, and healthcare, it shapes our daily lives.
Nations worldwide are drafting new laws and standards to deter criminals and ensure our organisations protect themselves.
Education efforts that elevate awareness and ensure we do our part as individuals are becoming more and more commonplace. These measures are critically important and deserving of support, but they are not enough on their own. When prevention fails and you are attacked, how you and your organisation respond is the only thing that matters.
The course, designed in collaboration with Macquarie University, Microsoft, and other leading industry players, aims to provide students with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills. Macquarie University’s involvement ensures academic rigor and integration with the latest research, while the partnership with Microsoft and other key industry contributors ensures the curriculum is aligned with real-world applications and current technological trends.
This collaborative approach ensures that students are well-prepared for the demands of the industry, benefiting from a comprehensive educational experience that combines theoretical foundations with practical, hands-on learning.
On conclusion of the course, learners will receive a recognised credential badge from Macquarie University, and will have the option to complete further assessment for academic credit for further study.
Delivery mode: Online self paced
Volume of learning: 45 hours, inclusive of assessment, online modules and self directed study
Job roles: Middle and Senior business leaders, IT staff, project managers, governance and risk analysts and other professionals.
Learning outcomes:
- How to prepare an organisation for a cyber attack.
- What to do in the first moments of a cyber attack.
- How to contain a cyber attack.
- How to recovery from a cyber attack.
- How to learn from a cyber attack.
Course Summary
Topic 1: Introduction to Security Incident Response
Overview
In this topic, you will be introduced to the concepts of security incident response and how important it is for all modern businesses to develop, implement, and maintain a structured approach to protecting their business, staff, and customers.
Outcomes- Introduction to the impact of cybercrime.
- Learn the foundations of security incident response.
- Understand the world of cyber crisis management.
- Incident Planning
- Cyber Security
- Executive Planning
- Incident Response
Topic 2: Preparing your organisation
Overview
In this topic, you will discover how organisations can better prepare themselves to mitigate and respond to the next big cyber event. Developing an effective response team is an essential factor for organisations if they are to build better cyber resilience.
Outcomes- Understand functions of the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)
- How to develop an effective cyber response teams
- Establishing cyber resilience for your organisation.
- Incident Response
- Cyber Resilience
- Response Teams
Topic 3: Incident Detection & Analysis
Overview
In this topics, you will learn how detection and analysis uses a combination of human investigation and monitoring tools for the purpose of identifying abnormal behaviour in an organisation’s environment. While there are tools to help with the many challenges, ‘Detection and Analysis’ is still the most demanding stage of the incident response process and needs to be understood by everyone involved.
Outcomes- How critical the anomaly detection and analysis stage is.
- Effective use of human investigation techniques.
- How to leverage monitoring tools to assist and support human investigations
- Anomaly Detection
- Human Investigation
- Monitoring Tools
- Incident Anlaysis
Topic 4: Containment, Eradication & Recovery
Overview
In this topic, you will develop an understanding of how the Containment, Eradication and Recovery phase of an incident response process is about the strategies and tactics employed by the security team to stop the attack and work through the crisis as efficiently as possible. Understanding this empowers all employees to be agile and proactive during this phase.
Outcomes- Effective methods of incident containment.
- Approaches to eradicating the cyber breach.
- How to implement business recovery processes.
- Incident Containment
- Breach Eradication
- Business Recovery
Topic 5: Post-Incident Activity
Overview
In this topic, you will learn how the post-incident phase is the final part of the response cycle. All stakeholders work together to document what occurred and evaluate the effectiveness of the preparation and response effort. Lessons learned feed back into preparation. Necessary adjustments are made based on our post-incident findings, and we begin again as a more experienced and efficient team.
Outcomes- Understand the post-incident phase of the response cycle.
- What stakeholders should be involved in post-incident analysis.
- How to develop a culture of continuous security improvement.
- Post-Incident Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Continuous Security Improvement
Act Now, Secure Tomorrow!
The education and training of your staff is an essential pillar to building success and resilience in your business models.
Contact us now to start exploring your path towards a future that prioritises the enhancement of your organisation through the education and training of your employees. Your business deserves the highest level of protection, and Cybe is ready to provide it.
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