Duration
4 days
Overview
The course is designed to provide insight into the work that an incident handler may perform. It will provide an overview of the incident handling arena, including CSIRT services, intruder threats, and the nature of incident response activities.
Students will learn how to gather the information required to handle an incident; realize the importance of having and following pre-defined CSIRT policies and procedures; understand the technical issues relating to commonly reported attack types; perform analysis and response tasks for various sample incidents; apply critical thinking skills in responding to incidents, and identify potential problems to avoid while taking part in CSIRT work. The course incorporates interactive instruction, practical exercises, and role playing. Attendees have the opportunity to participate in sample incidents that they might face on a day-to-day basis.
Course Objectives
- recognize the importance of following well-defined processes, policies, and procedures
- understand the technical, communication, and coordination issues involved in providing a CSIRT service
- critically analyze and assess the impact of computer security incidents
- effectively build and coordinate response strategies for various types of computer security incidents
Audience
- new CSIRT technical staff (one to three months of experience)
- experienced CSIRT staff who would like to benchmark their CSIRT processes and skill sets against best practices
- anyone who would like to learn about basic incident handling functions and activities
Course Outline
- Understanding the CSIRT environment and basic incident management processes
- CSIRT code of conduct
- Understanding security tools and technologies used by CSIRTS
- Identifying and gathering critical information
- Recognizing signs of attacks
- Detecting and analyzing incidents
- Finding contact information
- Coordinating response and disseminating information
- Handling email and malicious code attacks
- Working with law enforcement
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.