In this course, you'll focus on incident detection and response. You will learn what defines a security incident and explain the incident response lifecycle, including the roles and responsibilities of incident response teams. You will also explore how security professionals verify and respond to malicious threats.
Introduction to Detection and Incident Response
Introduction to Detection and Incident Response
This course is part of Google Network Security Specialization
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Beginner level
Recommended experience
3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Identify the steps to contain, eradicate, and recover from an incident
Explain the lifecycle of an incident.
Describe the tools used in the documentation, detection, and management of incidents.
Determine the roles and responsibilities of incident response teams.
Skills you'll gain
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Continuous Monitoring
- Incident Management
- NIST 800-53
- Security Management
- Cybersecurity
- Incident Response
- Threat Detection
- Technical Documentation
- Computer Security Incident Management
- Document Management
- Threat Management
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Event Monitoring
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Assessments
6 assignments
Taught in English
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