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Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics
IBM

Penetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics

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17 hours (approximately)
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
17 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module you will learn the importance of understanding penetration testing, the phases of penetration testing and tools available for penetration testing.

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8 videos7 readings4 quizzes1 plugin

In this module, you will learn the various phases of an incident response, the importance of documentation and how it relates to the incident and the components of an incident response policy.

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9 videos8 readings2 quizzes1 plugin

In this module, you will learn about the forensic process, different sources of forensic data and the chain of custody as it relates to forensics.

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8 videos3 readings4 quizzes1 app item

In this module you will learn why scripting is important to cybersecurity, an overview of scripting languages and the basics of Python scripting.

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10 videos4 readings3 quizzes2 app items3 plugins

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4.4 (588 ratings)
IBM Skills Network Team
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