Incident Management: Preparation and Response Course

Inside Cyber Incidents: What You Need to Know
Learn to define a security incident, prevent an incident from becoming a breach and leverage security incidents to improve your organization’s security posture.
DELIVERY METHOD: ON-DEMAND | TIME: 5 HOURS | CPE CREDITS: 5 | FOCUS AREA: CYBERSECURITY LEADERSHIP | PROFICIENCY LEVEL: ADVANCED | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH | KNOWLEDGE AREA: STRATEGY
Product Details
Security professionals often find themselves dealing with situations in which a security control or policy is violated, but an actual breach has not occurred. This course seeks to help learners navigate these situations by addressing key questions of incident management.
Learning Experience:
- Text, audio and video-based content
- Immersive scenario
- Knowledge checks
- Assessment
- Validation of completion
- 24/7/365 technical support
Who Will Benefit
This course is designed for professionals familiar with incident response frameworks, risk management and threat landscapes. Participants should have prior experience in security operations and an understanding of cybersecurity principles to fully engage with the course content.
Key Topics
- Characteristics of an incident vs. a breach
- Incident management
- Protocol response to common incidents
Learning Outcomes
- Define an incident
- Differentiate incidents from events and breaches
- Understand the people, processes and technology needed to effectively manage incidents
- Explain how to develop and document a protocol for responding to common incidents
- Analyze a previous incident and develop a plan to prevent or mitigate the risk of repeat incidents in the future
- Apply proactive strategies for incident management and predict possible future technologies that will make incident management more efficient, more effective and more secure
Benefits
- Build the knowledge that will enable you to define a security incident, prevent an incident from becoming a breach and leverage security incidents to improve an organization’s security posture
- Participate in activities centered on real-world applications
- Earn CPE credits
Program Completion
Learners have 60 days from the date of purchase to complete the entire course. Those who successfully complete this course will receive a digital Validation of Completion and earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits. We recommend that you download and retain the Validation of Completion for your personal records.
To receive a Validation of Completion and earn CPE credits, learners must:- Complete the learning experience
- Pass the assessment
- Complete the learning experience evaluation
Credit Info
| CPE Credits | Group A | 5 |
| Field of Study | Cybersecurity Leadership | |
| Level | Advanced | |
| Prerequisites | Participants should have prior experience in security operations and an understanding of cybersecurity principles to fully engage with the course content. | |
| Access | Online | This is a digital product. The content will be available up to 60 days after purchase date. |
For more information, please refer to the ISC2 Certification Maintenance Handbook for additional CPE requirement details.
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.
Group Ordering for Your Team
To purchase this course for someone or inquire about team discounts, please contact your regional office:
| Americas +1.866.331.4722 teamtraining@isc2.org |
EMEA +44.203.960.7800 teamtraining@isc2.org |
Asia-Pacific +852.5803.5662 teamtraining@isc2.org |
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.
Cancellation Policy
Refunds are not provided for ISC2 learning experiences.
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- Course materials / videos: 180-day access, starting from the date of your first live session. Materials are accessible up to one week before the first session.
- Digital eTextbook / Study Questions eBook: 365-day access from date of first access.
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