Duration:

5 Days

Course Description:

CyberSec First Responders are just that: the first line of response against cyber attacks that can cost your organization valuable time and money. The CyberSec First Responder: Threat Detection and Response course, or CFR, will prepare security professionals to become the first line of response against cyber attacks by teaching students to analyze threats, design secure computing and network environments, proactively defend networks, and respond/investigate cybersecurity incidents. CFR is also designed for students who are seeking to fulfill DoD directive 8570.01 for information assurance training.

Who is this class for?

CyberSec First Responder: Threat Detection and Response is designed for information assurance professionals who perform job functions related to the development, operation, management, and enforcement of security capabilities for systems and networks.

Prerequisites:

  • Recommended at least 2 years of experience in computer network security technology or a related eld.
  • Recognize information security vulnerabilities and threats in the context of risk management.
  • Operate at a foundational level some of the common operating systems for computing environments.
  • Foundational knowledge of the concepts and operational framework of common assurance safeguards in computing environments. Safeguards include, but are not limited to, basic authentication and authorization, resource permissions, and anti-malware mechanisms.
  • Operate at a foundational level some of common concepts for network environments, such as routing and switching.
  • 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

Course Objectives:

Assessing Information Security Risk

  • Identify the Importance of Risk Management
  • Assess Risk
  • Mitigate Risk
  • Integrate Documentation into Risk Management

Creating an Information Assurance Lifecycle Process

  • Evaluate Information Assurance Lifecycle Models
  • Align Information Security Operations to the Information Assurance Lifecycle
  • Align Information Assurance and Compliance Regulations

Analyzing Threats to Computing and Network Environments

  • Identify Threat Analysis Models
  • Assess the Impact of Reconnaissance Incidents
  • Assess the Impact of Systems Hacking Attacks
  • Assess the Impact of Malware
  • Assess the Impact of Hijacking and Impersonation Attacks
  • Assess the Impact of Denial of Service Incidents
  • Assess the Impact of Threats to Mobile Infrastructure
  • Assess the Impact of Threats to Cloud Infrastructures

Designing Secure Computing and Network Environments

  • Information Security Architecture Design Principles
  • Design Access Control Mechanisms
  • Design Cryptographic Security Controls
  • Design Application Security
  • Design Computing Systems Security
  • Design Network Security
  • Operating Secure Computing and Network Environments
  • Implement Change Management in Security Operations
  • Implement Monitoring in Security Operations
  • Test and Evaluate Information Assurance Architectures

Assessing the Security Posture Within a Risk Management Framework

  • Deploy a Vulnerability Assessment and Management Platform
  • Conduct Vulnerability Assessments
  • Conduct Penetration Tests on Network Assets
  • Analyze and Report Penetration Test Results

Collecting Cybersecurity Intelligence Information

  • Deploy a Security Intelligence Collection and Analysis Platform
  • Collect Data from Security Intelligence Sources
  • Establish Baselines and Make Sense of Collected Data

Analyzing Cybersecurity Intelligence Information

  • Analyze Security Intelligence to Address Incidents
  • Incorporate Security Intelligence and Event Management
  • Lesson 9: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents
  • Deploy an Incident Handling and Response Architecture
  • Perform Real-Time Incident Handling Tasks
  • Prepare for Forensic Investigation

Investigating Cybersecurity Incidents

  • Create a Forensics Investigation Plan
  • Securely Collect Electronic Evidence
  • Identify the Who, Why, and How of an Incident
  • Follow Up on the Results of an Investigation
  • Auditing Secure Computing and Network Environments
  • Deploy a Systems and Processes Auditing Architecture
  • Maintain a Deployable Audit Toolkit
  • Perform Audits Geared Toward the Information Assurance Lifecycle

Labs

  • Lab 1: Implementing a Threat Assessment Model
  • Lab 2: Examining Reconnaissance Incidents
  • Lab 3: Assessing the Impact of System Hijacking Attempts
  • Lab 4: Assessing the Impact of Malware
  • Lab 5: Assessing the Impact of Hijacking and Impersonation attacks
  • Lab 6: Assessing the Impact of DoS Incidents
  • Lab 7: Assessing the Impact of Threats to Mobile Devices
  • Lab 8: Designing Cryptographic Security Controls
  • Lab 9: Designing Application Security
  • Lab 10: Implementing Monitoring in Security Operations
  • Lab 11: Deploying a Vulnerability Management Platform
  • Lab 12: Conducting Vulnerability Assessments
  • Lab 13: Conducting Penetration Testing on Network Assets
  • Lab 14: Collecting and Analyzing Security Intelligence
  • Lab 15: Collecting Security Intelligence Data
  • Lab 16: Capturing and Analyzing Baseline Data
  • Lab 17: Analyzing Security Intelligence
  • Lab 18: Incorporating SIEMS into Security Intelligence Analysis
  • Lab 19: Developing an Incidence Response System
  • Lab 20: Securely Collecting Electronic Evidence
  • Lab 21: Analyzing Forensic Evidence
  • Lab 22: Preparing for an Audit
  • Lab 23: Performing Audits