Incident Response and Cyber Forensics
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Incident Response and Cyber Forensics
This course is part of Cybersecurity Analyst Specialization
Instructor: Edureka
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What you'll learn
Analyze security events using SIEM correlation rules and endpoint telemetry data.
Investigate network anomalies and DoS patterns using packet and log analysis.
Implement structured incident response procedures for containment and eradication.
Apply forensic documentation and evidence handling techniques to support investigations.
Skills you'll gain
- Cyber Engineering
- Cyber Operations
- Continuous Monitoring
- Cyber Attacks
- System Monitoring
- Threat Detection
- Endpoint Detection and Response
- Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
- Anomaly Detection
- Event Monitoring
- Incident Management
- Endpoint Security
- Cyber Security Strategy
- Incident Response
- Malware Protection
- Digital Forensics
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Computer Security Incident Management
- Cybersecurity
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
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February 2026
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There are 4 modules in this course
This program equips SOC analysts, incident responders, forensic investigators, and security operations professionals with the operational frameworks and investigative skills required to detect, analyze, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. You will begin by exploring security monitoring principles, SIEM correlation workflows, and endpoint telemetry analysis to transform alerts into structured investigations. Through applied demonstrations, you will learn how to differentiate baseline activity from malicious behavior and interpret abnormal network patterns.
Building on monitoring foundations, you will analyze denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attack patterns using packet capture tools such as Wireshark. You will investigate traffic anomalies, identify flooding behavior, and apply mitigation strategies to protect network availability. Next, the program advances into structured incident response planning. You will examine incident lifecycle stages, define roles and responsibilities, classify and prioritize incidents, and develop coordinated response playbooks. Through readiness simulations and structured exercises, you will learn how effective planning reduces response time and improves accountability. The course then introduces digital forensic principles, including evidence integrity, log and file analysis, timeline reconstruction, and memory capture simulations. You will learn how to document investigations, preserve evidence, and reconstruct events to support defensible reporting. Finally, you will integrate detection, response, forensic analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery processes in an end-to-end incident simulation project, demonstrating full lifecycle incident management aligned with enterprise standards. By the end of this program, you will be able to: -Apply SIEM correlation and endpoint monitoring techniques. -Detect and analyze DoS and DDoS attack patterns. -Structure incident classification and prioritization workflows. -Develop and test incident response procedures and playbooks. -Conduct forensic log and artifact analysis with proper documentation. -Implement containment and eradication strategies. -Validate recovery processes and measure resilience improvements. -Execute full lifecycle incident response operations. This course is designed for SOC analysts, blue-team defenders, cybersecurity engineers, forensic practitioners, and security operations professionals seeking structured incident handling expertise. Join us to develop the operational readiness, investigative precision, and resilience-building capabilities required to manage real-world cyber incidents effectively.
Apply SIEM correlation and network traffic analysis to detect security incidents and identify abnormal behavior. Learn to distinguish baseline activity from attacks and mitigate DoS and DDoS threats using structured detection and response techniques.
What's included
11 videos6 readings3 assignments
11 videosβ’Total 36 minutes
- Specialization Introductionβ’2 minutes
- Course Introductionβ’2 minutes
- Implementing Security Monitoring and SIEM Analysisβ’4 minutes
- Correlating Logs and Network Telemetryβ’3 minutes
- Applying Endpoint Detection and Response Conceptsβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Building Event Correlation Dashboardsβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Investigating Endpoint Alertsβ’4 minutes
- Detecting DoS and DDoS Attacksβ’4 minutes
- Types of DoS and DDoS Attacksβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Demonstrating DoS Attacks Using Wiresharkβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Verifying Live DoS Attacks Using Wiresharkβ’3 minutes
6 readingsβ’Total 55 minutes
- Course Overviewβ’5 minutes
- Connecting Signals for Security Visibilityβ’10 minutes
- Turning Alerts into Actionable Investigationsβ’10 minutes
- Understanding Traffic Flooding Threatsβ’10 minutes
- Interpreting Network Behavior During Flood Attacksβ’10 minutes
- Module Summary: Monitoring, SIEM and DoS Detectionβ’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 42 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Security Monitoring and Endpoint Detectionβ’6 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Detecting and Mitigating DoS and DDoS Attacksβ’6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Monitoring, SIEM and DoS Detectionβ’30 minutes
Apply structured incident response principles to manage real-world security incidents from detection through recovery. Learn how to define roles and responsibilities, prioritize incidents based on impact and severity, and execute coordinated response actions. Develop and test incident response procedures and playbooks, while performing forensic-ready documentation and evidence handling to support effective investigations and organizational readiness
What's included
14 videos7 readings4 assignments
14 videosβ’Total 52 minutes
- Exploring the Incident Response Lifecycleβ’4 minutes
- Defining Roles and Responsibilitiesβ’3 minutes
- Classifying and Prioritizing Incidentsβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Building an Incident Matrixβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Automating Incident Lifecycle and Prioritization Matrixβ’3 minutes
- Developing Incident Response Proceduresβ’4 minutes
- Establishing Communication and Coordination Channelsβ’3 minutes
- Testing and Simulating Response Readinessβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Simulating Incident Response Readinessβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Building and Testing a Response Procedure Playbookβ’4 minutes
- Forensic Data Analysis and Evidence Handlingβ’4 minutes
- Applying SOPs for Forensic Documentationβ’2 minutes
- Demonstration: Performing Log and File Forensicsβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Simulating Memory Capture and Timeline Analysisβ’4 minutes
7 readingsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Building Accountability in Incident Responseβ’10 minutes
- Structuring Incident Decisions at Scaleβ’10 minutes
- Making Incident Response Work in Practiceβ’10 minutes
- Turning Plans into Reliable Response Actionsβ’10 minutes
- From Evidence to Insight: Forensic Integrityβ’10 minutes
- Reconstructing Events from Digital Artifactsβ’10 minutes
- Module Summary: Incident Response Foundations and Forensic Readinessβ’10 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 48 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Incident Response Fundamentalsβ’6 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Incident Response Planning and Exercisesβ’6 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Digital Forensics and Evidence Handlingβ’6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Incident Response Foundations and Forensic Readinessβ’30 minutes
Implement structured containment, eradication, and recovery strategies to manage active security incidents and restore affected systems. Learn how to isolate compromised hosts to limit attacker movement, remove malicious artifacts, and validate system integrity before returning services to operation. Evaluate post-incident lessons learned and operational metrics to improve response effectiveness, strengthen defenses, and enhance long-term organizational resilience.
What's included
7 videos5 readings3 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 29 minutes
- Implementing Containment and Eradication Techniquesβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Isolating Hosts Using iptablesβ’5 minutes
- Demonstration: Eradicating Active Threats on Linuxβ’4 minutes
- Validating Incidents and Return-to-Service Checksβ’5 minutes
- Measuring Post Incident Metrics and Lessons Learnedβ’4 minutes
- Demonstration: Building Resilience Dashboardsβ’3 minutes
- Demonstration: Recovery Is Not the End of the Incidentβ’4 minutes
5 readingsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Decision Frameworks for Active Incidentsβ’10 minutes
- Principles of System Threat Neutralizationβ’10 minutes
- Incidents as Signals, Not Failuresβ’10 minutes
- Verifying System Rebuildsβ’10 minutes
- Module Summary: Incident Containment, Eradication and Recoveryβ’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 42 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Operating System Securityβ’6 minutes
- Test Your Knowledge: Incident Recovery, Metrics and Resilienceβ’6 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Incident Containment, Eradication and Recoveryβ’30 minutes
This module is designed to assess an individual on the various concepts and teachings covered in this course. Evaluate your knowledge with a comprehensive graded quiz.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
1 videoβ’Total 3 minutes
- Course Summaryβ’3 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 30 minutes
- Practice Project: End-to-End Incident Detection and Response Simulationβ’30 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- End Course Knowledge Check: Incident Detection, Response and Cyber Forensicsβ’30 minutes
- Building a Structured Incident Response and Forensic Readiness Strategyβ’30 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 5 minutes
- Describe Your Learning Journey β’5 minutes
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This course is ideal for SOC analysts, incident responders, forensic investigators, and security operations professionals.
Basic cybersecurity knowledge is recommended, but incident response fundamentals are taught in a structured format.
Yes. You will analyze correlated logs, endpoint telemetry, and build detection dashboards.
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