Threat Handling Foundations Certificate

Product Details

Whether you’re looking to stay ahead of the curve with professional development or build your knowledge of Threat Handling and DFIR, this Threat Handling Foundations Certificate will elevate your expertise. The certificate bridges the gap between theory and hands-on application, enabling individuals and teams to respond more effectively to evolving threats while laying the groundwork for advanced DFIR capability development. It is comprised of four courses:

Building a Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Program
Learn to design and implement effective Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) programs with strategic frameworks tailored for cybersecurity decision-makers. 

Foundations of Digital Forensics
Explore the core principles and practices of digital forensics and evidence in a wide range of environments.

Incident Management: Preparation and Response
Learn to define a security incident, prevent an incident from becoming a breach and leverage security incidents to improve your organization’s security posture.

Network Threat Hunting
Review network threats and learn the techniques security teams use to strategically hunt and mitigate them.

Complete all four courses and assessments to earn the Threat Handling Foundations Certificate and a Credly digital badge to display on social media and your resume/CV to demonstrate the skills you’ve acquired.

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Who Will Benefit

This certificate is designed for cybersecurity professionals who want to explore or learn more about foundational concepts of threat handling, digital forensics and incident response or know more about a different entry point into the cybersecurity job market. Prior experience and familiarity with security operations and cybersecurity principles are helpful and recommended but not required.

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Key Topics

• Digital forensics and incident response
• Security program management
• Organizational alignment and strategy
• Evidence requirements
• Professional communication
• Characteristics of an incident vs. a breach
• Protocol response to common incidents
• Threats and mitigation
• Network security
• Security operations

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify and evaluate key components of effective DFIR programs, including policies, roles, tools, frameworks and planning strategies as well as explain the importance of integration into organizational security programs
• Analyze organizational challenges, team structures and implementation considerations critical to building sustainable DFIR capabilities
• Apply DFIR frameworks, tools, assessment methods and interpret DFIR metrics to guide program development, execution and continuous improvement
• Describe the foundations, categories and scope of digital forensics, including legal and ethical dimensions
• Identify, preserve and acquire digital evidence using industry-standard tools and proper forensic procedures
• Analyze and interpret digital artifacts from various sources to reconstruct events and support investigative findings
• Communicate forensic results clearly and objectively through professional reports and presentations
• Evaluate emerging tools, trends and technologies in digital forensics
• Differentiate incidents from events and breaches and understand the people, processes and technology needed to effectively manage incidents
• Explain how to develop and document a protocol for responding to common incidents
• Apply proactive strategies for incident management and predict possible future technologies that will make incident management more efficient, more effective and more secure
• Recognize the most common types of network threats
• Differentiate penetration testing from network threat hunting
• Determine fundamental security practices around advanced persistent threats and apply security measures and mitigation strategies to counter these threats

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Benefits

• Gain applicable knowledge in incident response, threat hunting and digital forensics
• Build a more cohesive and strategic approach to handling threats, reducing risk exposure
• Learn strategies for the planning and implementation of DFIR capabilities, resources and structures
• Learn key principles and practices of digital forensics across diverse environments
• Build knowledge to define a security incident, prevent an incident from becoming a breach and leverage security incidents to improve security posture
• Learn how fundamental threat identification and handling concepts relate to broader cybersecurity strategy
• Earn a digital Credly badge for your resume/CV and share with your professional network
• Earn CPE credits

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Program Completion

Learners have 60 days from the date of purchase to complete the entire certificate. Those who successfully complete this program will earn a Credly digital badge to showcase their skills on social, a validation of completion for each course and earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits. We recommend that you download and retain the Validation of Completions for your personal records.

To receive a Validation of Completion and earn CPE credits for each Course, learners must:

• Complete the learning experience
• Pass the assessment
• Complete the learning experience evaluation

Courses include the following:

• Building a Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Program
• Foundations of Digital Forensics
• Incident Management: Preparation and Response
• Network Threat Hunting

Credit for individual course purchases may be applied to the certificate program.

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Credit Info

CPE Credits	Group A	13
Field of Study	Security Operations, Cybersecurity Leadership
Level	Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced
Prerequisites	Prior experience and familiarity with security operations and cybersecurity principles are helpful and recommended but not required.
Access	Online	This is a digital product. With full paid access, the content will be available up to 60 days after purchase date.
Digital Badge	Upon completing the course, you will receive a digital badge that may be shared with your professional network.

For more information, please refer to the ISC2 Certification Maintenance Handbook for additional CPE requirement details.

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CPE Credit Reporting

CPE credits earned from this learning experience will automatically be reported for ISC2 credentials on the first day of every month. Please allow up to 10 business days for processing.

CPE credits earned for this learning experience may also be eligible for continuing professional education credits for non-ISC2 certifications. Please visit the continuing education requirements established by the credentialing organization for eligibility.

For questions related to ISC2 CPE credits or the CPE portal not covered in the handbook, please contact us via our online form.

Delivery

A stable internet connection is required. To record your completion of the online learning experience, please ensure you are connected to the internet at all times.

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Cancellation Policy

Refunds are not provided for ISC2 learning experiences.