Incident Response Training

Cybersecurity Training

Incident Response Planning and Preparation Training

Our Incident Response Planning and Preparation Training course will usually be hosted remotely and introduce IT team members to the essential processes and best practices for effectively responding to potential and likely cybersecurity attacks.

Course Overview

The training includes interactive presentations that provide an overview of the response process in the context of real-world examples of organisations facing cybersecurity attacks.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

Recognize the importance of a structured incident response process.
Understand the stages of the incident response lifecycle and the activities involved in each stage.
Identify and fulfil their roles and responsibilities during an incident.
Develop effective communication strategies for incident response.
Navigate legal and compliance issues related to cybersecurity incidents.
Implement best practices to improve the organization’s overall incident response capabilities.

Course Outline

The focus of this training course is the “Actions On” a realistic cyber-attack, starting with a solid foundation of the work the organisation should do prior to an attack being detected (“Preparation”), to an incident being detected (“Plan Execution”), right up to the incident recovery being completed and the organisation closing the incident (“Lessons Learned”).

Target Audience

Our training course is technical in nature and is intended for the following team members:

IT Team Members
System Administrators
Network Engineers
Security Analysts
Incident Response Team Members

This course is ideal for IT professionals looking to reinforce their foundational knowledge, stay ahead of evolving threats, and proactively secure their organisation’s critical infrastructure against attacks.

We cover the following sections throughout the session:

Introduction to Incident Response

Definition and Importance of Incident Response
Goals of Incident Response
Key Terminologies and Concepts

Roles and Responsibilities

Defining roles within the incident response team
Responsibilities of team members and other stakeholders
Coordination with external entities (e.g., law enforcement, third-party vendors)

Incident Response Lifecycle

Preparation

Developing and implementing an incident response plan
Establishing an incident response team
Tools and resources for incident response

Identification

Detecting and analysing potential security incidents
Sources of incident detection (logs, alerts, user reports)
Initial categorization and prioritization

Containment

Strategies for short-term and long-term containment
Minimizing damage and preventing further compromise
Eradication
Identifying and eliminating the root cause of the incident
Removing malware and closing vulnerabilities

Recovery

Restoring affected systems and services to normal operations
Validating system integrity and performance

Lessons Learned

Conducting post-incident analysis and reporting
Updating response plans and improving security measures

Ensuring Effective Response

Developing a communication plan
Internal and external communication strategies
Managing information disclosure and public relations
Legal and Compliance Considerations

Benefits of our bespoke workshops:

Raise cybersecurity awareness within your organisation.

Up-skill your technical teams on how to more effectively defend your systems.

Deploy and improve internal protections to defend against attacks.

Bespoke Cybersecurity Training and Workshops

Our workshops are tailored to your organisations needs and interests. Previous workshops have included how organisations can recognise and detect threats, including both technical measures that can be put in place to detect and block them, as well as staff security awareness training.

Our speakers are experienced ethical hackers and can give first-hand examples of how different threats can be built and delivered, such as how attackers put together attacks and “What happens next” when a staff member falls for a social engineering scam.