Business Security, Governance, & Incident Response
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Business Security, Governance, & Incident Response
This course is part of CompTIA Security+ Specialization
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What you'll learn
How to develop business continuity and disaster recovery plans, conduct impact analyses, and ensure resilience in the face of security incidents
How to apply security governance frameworks, manage organizational risk, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory and industry requirements
How to execute incident response procedures and apply digital forensics techniques to identify, contain, and recover from security incidents
Skills you'll gain
- Enterprise Security
- Security Awareness
- Change Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Incident Response
- Business Continuity Planning
- Incident Management
- Business Continuity
- Security Management
- Computer Security
- Disaster Recovery
- Automation
- Risk Management
- Digital Forensics
- Compliance Management
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Cyber Governance
- Security Testing
- Computer Security Incident Management
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May 2026
5 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This Security+ Business Security, Governance & Incident Response course covers business continuity, security governance, risk and compliance, automation, change management, incident response, and digital forensics, bringing together the operational and governance dimensions of enterprise security. Covering approximately 3.5 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to manage the full security lifecycle.
Learners benefit by understanding how to conduct business impact analyses, develop continuity and disaster recovery plans, apply governance frameworks, manage compliance requirements, leverage automation in security operations, and lead incident response procedures. Online labs reinforce business continuity and incident handling tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply security governance, ensure organizational resilience, and execute incident response and forensics procedures in a professional enterprise environment.
This chapter introduces business security concepts, continuity planning, data roles, personnel controls, attestation, audit processes, supply‑chain safeguards, partnership agreements, change management, automation benefits, and NIST framework exploration.
What's included
5 videos1 reading1 assignment2 plugins
5 videos•Total 39 minutes
- Business Security, Governance & Incident Response Introduction•2 minutes
- Introduction to Business Security•6 minutes
- Business Impact Analysis•9 minutes
- Data Types and Roles•11 minutes
- Personnel Risk and Policies•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Business Security Foundations Slide Handout•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 12 minutes
- Business Security Foundations Assignment•12 minutes
2 plugins•Total 6 minutes
- Product Reliability (Challenge)•3 minutes
- Defense in Depth (Challenge)•3 minutes
This chapter introduces business security concepts, continuity planning, data roles, personnel controls, attestation, audit processes, supply‑chain safeguards, partnership agreements, change management, automation benefits, and NIST framework exploration.
What's included
5 videos1 assignment1 plugin
5 videos•Total 30 minutes
- Attestation•3 minutes
- Internal Audits and Assessments•5 minutes
- External Audits and Assessments•6 minutes
- Third-Party Risk Management•8 minutes
- Agreement Types•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 8 minutes
- Governance, Risk & Compliance Assignment•8 minutes
1 plugin•Total 3 minutes
- Personnel Policies (Challenge)•3 minutes
This chapter introduces business security concepts, continuity planning, data roles, personnel controls, attestation, audit processes, supply‑chain safeguards, partnership agreements, change management, automation benefits, and NIST framework exploration.
What's included
8 videos1 assignment
8 videos•Total 40 minutes
- Change Management•4 minutes
- Technical Change Management•7 minutes
- What Is Automation and Orchestration?•4 minutes
- Benefits of Automation and Orchestration•3 minutes
- Use Cases of Automation and Orchestration•3 minutes
- Other Considerations of Automation and Orchestration•5 minutes
- Putting It All Together•6 minutes
- Exploring the NIST Frameworks•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
- Automation & Change Management Assignment•10 minutes
This chapter outlines incident preparation, response planning, testing methods, attack‑analysis models, forensic practices, continuity strategies, scenario handling, investigative tools, and lessons learned.
What's included
11 videos2 readings1 assignment4 plugins
11 videos•Total 50 minutes
- Incident Response Overview•3 minutes
- Incident Response Plans (IRPs)•6 minutes
- IRP Testing•6 minutes
- Threat Analysis and Mitigating Actions•8 minutes
- Digital Forensics•5 minutes
- Business Continuity and Alternate Sites•6 minutes
- Autopsy Forensic Browser Lab•5 minutes
- Analyze Disk Images (Sim)•5 minutes
- Explore Backup Settings (Sim)•2 minutes
- Incident Response & Forensics Exam Question Review•1 minute
- Incident Response & Forensics Ask Me Anything (AMA)•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
- Incident Response & Forensics Slide Handout•5 minutes
- Autopsy Forensic Browser Lab Handout•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Incident Response & Forensics Assignment•20 minutes
4 plugins•Total 21 minutes
- IRP Life Cycle (Challenge)•3 minutes
- Backup Media Types (Challenge)•3 minutes
- Analyze Disk Images (Click-through)•5 minutes
- Explore Backup Settings (Click-through)•10 minutes
Final graded assessment
What's included
1 assignment
1 assignment•Total 18 minutes
- Course Assessment•18 minutes
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