Stage 1 - Preparation Course

This course deals briefly with some common definitions and severity criteria related to incident response. It ends with a high-level explanation of asset inventory and identification.

33 minutes

Course description

This course goes into some detail with common definitions and severity criteria, with special attention being paid to making sure the student understands that the severity criteria should be based on overall organizational definitions and procedures. The latter part of the course goes into the importance of asset inventory and identification as a basis for establishing severity criteria. All these pieces are required for proper preparation for any incident.

Syllabus

IR Asset Inventory and Identification

Video - 00:09:00
A discussion of the important roles that asset inventory and identification play in crafting an IR strategy.
Identifying Threats and Vulnerabilities

Video - 00:14:00
How threats and vulnerabilities are identified and acted upon.
Incident Definitions and Severity Criteria

Video - 00:11:00
This video gives the background on common definitions and how severity criteria is created.

Meet the author

Keatron Evans

Keatron is a highly experienced cybersecurity expert and VP of Portfolio and Product Strategy at Infosec with a wealth of expertise. Keatron is a respected author, instructor and speaker who holds numerous cybersecurity certifications and regularly contributes as a subject matter expert for major media outlets.

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