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CFR: Incident Analysis, Response, and Forensics

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CFR: Incident Analysis, Response, and Forensics

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Investigate active security incidents using Windows and Linux tools.

  • Deploy a response setup to stop attacks and hand data over to forensics.

  • Gather electronic evidence securely following a forensic investigation plan.

  • Data files for this course are provided in the first course of this specialization, "CFR: Risk and Threat Analysis".

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January 2026

Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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This course is part of the CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-410) Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 4 modules in this course

To round out your skills as a cybersecurity practitioner, you'll analyze incidents and indicators of compromise (IOCs) using Windows- and Linux-based tools. Then, you'll deploy an incident handling and response architecture, mitigate incidents, and hand over incident information to forensic personnel. Lastly, you'll investigate cybersecurity incidents by applying a forensic investigation plan, securely collecting and analyzing electronic evidence, and following up on the results of an investigation.

This is the fourth and final course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you purchase the CFR-410 LogicalLABS, which are interactive, browser-based virtual labs that simulate the activity environment. These labs are already set up with the data files, networking, and system configurations required to perform the activities. With the coupon code provided in the first course for 25% off, the labs cost approximately $60. If you already purchased the labs for the first course, you're all set.

The analysis you perform on log data is important, but it tends to remain static. Most of the intelligence you'll be gathering and analyzing from logs will be actionable only after the event is either underway or already finished. So, to complement this static analysis, you need something a bit more dynamic. That's why, in this lesson, you'll take a more active approach to analyzing your organizational assets.

What's included

1 reading5 plugins

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • Course Introduction•5 minutes
5 plugins•Total 136 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Analyze Incidents with Windows-Based Tools•60 minutes
  • Analyze Incidents with Linux-Based Tools•6 minutes
  • Analyze Indicators of Compromise•60 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

Now that you've performed a comprehensive analysis of your network and other assets, you need to prepare for what much of this analysis will reveal—the reality of a security incident affecting your organization. Responding quickly, yet cautiously, to the inevitable can make all the difference in preventing serious, long-term harm to the organization.

What's included

5 plugins

5 plugins•Total 175 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Deploy an Incident Handling and Response Architecture•55 minutes
  • Mitigate Incidents•55 minutes
  • Hand Over Incident Information to a Forensic Investigation•55 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

Following a cybersecurity incident, you may be called on to perform forensic analysis, such as collecting evidence and determining how and why the incident occurred, and who caused it.

What's included

5 plugins

5 plugins•Total 225 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Apply a Forensic Investigation Plan•55 minutes
  • Securely Collect and Analyze Electronic Evidence•55 minutes
  • Follow Up on the Results of an Investigation•55 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•55 minutes

You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • Course Summary•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
  • Course Assessment•15 minutes
1 plugin•Total 45 minutes
  • Appendices•45 minutes

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