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  • Fundamentals of Incident Response and Digital Forensics
  • What is Incident Response?
  • Understanding Digital Forensics
  • The Intersection of Incident Response and Forensics
  • Types of Security Incidents
  • Key Stakeholders in Incident Response
  • Essential Skills for Incident Responders
  • Common Challenges in Incident Response
  • Building a Forensic Mindset
  • Industry Standards and Frameworks
  • Measuring Incident Response Effectiveness
  • Preparing for Tomorrow's Incidents
  • Developing Your Incident Response Plan
  • Incident Classification and Severity Levels
  • Building Your Incident Response Team Structure
  • Staffing Models for Incident Response
  • Essential Skills and Training Requirements
  • Creating Effective Runbooks and Playbooks
  • Establishing Communication Protocols
  • Tools and Technology Stack
  • Testing and Exercising Your Plan
  • Metrics and Continuous Improvement
  • Integration with Business Continuity
  • Budget Considerations and Resource Planning
  • The Detection Landscape
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
  • Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
  • Network Traffic Analysis
  • Threat Intelligence Integration
  • Alert Triage and Validation
  • Initial Response Actions
  • Containment Strategies
  • Evidence Collection During Initial Response
  • Communication During Initial Response
  • Common Initial Response Mistakes
  • Automation in Initial Response
  • Escalation Criteria
  • Initial Response Metrics
  • Understanding Digital Evidence
  • The Order of Volatility
  • Evidence Collection Principles
  • Live System Evidence Collection
  • Memory Acquisition
  • Disk Imaging and Acquisition
  • Network Evidence Collection
  • Cloud Evidence Collection
  • Mobile Device Evidence Collection
  • Chain of Custody Documentation
  • Evidence Storage and Handling
  • Legal and Regulatory Considerations
  • Common Evidence Collection Mistakes
  • Evidence Collection Toolkit
  • Validation and Quality Assurance
  • The Importance of Memory Forensics
  • Memory Architecture and Concepts
  • Memory Acquisition Techniques
  • Live System Analysis
  • Memory Analysis with Volatility
  • Extracting Artifacts from Memory
  • Timeline Analysis
  • Anti-Forensics and Evasion Techniques
  • Cloud and Container Memory Forensics
  • Memory Forensics Best Practices
  • Case Study: Ransomware Investigation
  • Automation and Scaling
  • Future of Memory Forensics
  • Understanding Network Forensics
  • Network Evidence Sources
  • Traffic Capture Strategies
  • Packet Analysis Fundamentals
  • Wireshark for Forensic Analysis
  • Network Flow Analysis
  • Identifying Malicious Traffic
  • SSL/TLS Traffic Analysis
  • Timeline Reconstruction
  • Cloud Network Forensics
  • Advanced Analysis Techniques
  • Network Forensics Tools Comparison
  • Legal and Privacy Considerations
  • Reporting Network Forensic Findings
  • Understanding Malware Analysis
  • Malware Analysis Methodologies
  • Setting Up a Malware Analysis Lab
  • Static Analysis Techniques
  • Dynamic Analysis Workflow
  • Common Malware Techniques
  • Automated Analysis Platforms
  • Reverse Engineering Fundamentals
  • Extracting Indicators of Compromise
  • Dealing with Advanced Malware
  • Malware Classification and Families
  • Reporting Malware Analysis Findings
  • Safety Considerations
  • Building Analysis Skills
  • Understanding Cloud Incident Response Challenges
  • The Shared Responsibility Model
  • Cloud-Native Detection Capabilities
  • Cloud Forensics Methodology
  • Incident Response in AWS
  • Incident Response in Azure
  • Incident Response in Google Cloud
  • Container and Kubernetes Incident Response
  • Serverless Incident Response
  • Cloud-Native Evidence Collection
  • Cloud Security Automation
  • Multi-Cloud Considerations
  • Cost Considerations
  • Cloud Incident Response Metrics
  • The Mobile Forensics Landscape
  • Mobile Operating Systems Architecture
  • Mobile Device Acquisition Methods
  • iOS Forensics
  • Android Forensics
  • Mobile Application Analysis
  • Mobile Malware Analysis
  • Location and Movement Analysis
  • BYOD and Corporate Device Challenges
  • Mobile Network Forensics
  • Legal Considerations for Mobile Forensics
  • Mobile Forensics Tools Comparison
  • Advanced Mobile Forensics Techniques
  • Reporting Mobile Forensic Findings
  • Future of Mobile Forensics
  • The Importance of Incident Documentation
  • Documentation Throughout the Incident Lifecycle
  • Incident #2024-0145 - Initial Detection
  • Real-Time Incident Logging
  • Incident Timeline Log
  • Technical Documentation Standards
  • Evidence Inventory
  • Evidence Item #001
  • Creating Effective Incident Reports
  • Overview
  • Impact
  • Key Actions Taken
  • Recommendations
  • Technical Incident Reports
  • 1. Incident Summary
  • 2. Attack Timeline and Technical Details
  • Initial Compromise (14:15 UTC)
  • Payload Analysis
  • Persistence Mechanism
  • 3. Indicators of Compromise
  • Network IOCs
  • Host IOCs
  • 4. Containment and Eradication
  • 5. Detection Gaps Identified
  • Forensic Analysis Documentation
  • Evidence Analyzed
  • Key Findings
  • Memory Analysis Results
  • Disk Forensics
  • Network Analysis
  • Conclusions
  • Incident Metrics and KPIs
  • Incident Metrics Report
  • Response Time Metrics
  • Resource Utilization
  • Cost Analysis
  • Effectiveness Measures
  • Regulatory and Compliance Reporting
  • 1. Nature of the Personal Data Breach
  • 2. Contact Details
  • 3. Likely Consequences
  • 4. Measures Taken
  • Documentation Tools and Platforms
  • Communication and Stakeholder Updates
  • Current Situation
  • Actions Since Last Update
  • Next Steps
  • Resource Needs
  • Post-Incident Documentation
  • Documentation Quality Assurance
  • Legal Considerations for Documentation
  • The Value of Post-Incident Analysis
  • Conducting Root Cause Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis - Ransomware Incident
  • Timeline Reconstruction and Analysis
  • Incident Timeline Analysis
  • Pre-Incident Phase (T-30 days to T-0)
  • Detection Phase (T+0 to T+2 hours)
  • Response Phase (T+2 to T+8 hours)
  • Identifying Control Failures
  • Lessons Learned Sessions
  • Ransomware Incident - Lessons Learned Session
  • Agenda
  • Developing Improvement Recommendations
  • Post-Incident Improvement Recommendations
  • Priority 1 - Immediate Actions (Within 30 days)
  • Priority 2 - Short-term Actions (Within 90 days)
  • Priority 3 - Long-term Actions (Within 180 days)
  • Metrics and Measurement
  • Updating Security Controls
  • Security Control Improvements Post-Incident
  • Technical Controls
  • Process Controls
  • People Controls
  • Knowledge Management
  • Threat Summary
  • Detection Methods
  • Response Procedures
  • Prevention Measures
  • Lessons from Incident #2024-0145
  • Continuous Improvement Process
  • Post-Incident Improvement Tracker
  • Action Items Status
  • Metrics Improvement
  • Sharing Lessons with the Community
  • Building a Learning Culture
  • Post-Incident Review Checklist
  • Understanding the Legal Landscape
  • Privacy Laws and Incident Response
  • GDPR Incident Response Requirements
  • Breach Notification Timeline
  • Investigation Constraints
  • Rights During Investigation
  • Regulatory Compliance in Incident Response
  • HIPAA Breach Response Requirements
  • Breach Assessment
  • Notification Requirements
  • Risk Assessment Factors
  • Evidence Handling and Legal Admissibility
  • Digital Evidence Chain of Custody
  • Required Documentation
  • Working with Law Enforcement
  • Legal Privileges and Protections
  • Employee Investigations and Privacy
  • Employee Investigation Protocol
  • Pre-Investigation
  • During Investigation
  • Post-Investigation
  • International and Cross-Border Issues
  • Cyber Insurance and Legal Coverage
  • Cyber Insurance Claim Process
  • Immediate Actions
  • During Response
  • Post-Incident
  • Regulatory Notification Requirements
  • Litigation Hold and Preservation
  • Litigation Hold Procedure
  • Triggering Events
  • Hold Implementation
  • Contractual Obligations
  • Building Legal Preparedness
  • Emerging Legal Trends

Pre-Investigation

1 min read Advanced Security Topics

Pre-Investigation

  1. Review employment agreements
  2. Check IT acceptable use policy
  3. Consult HR and Legal
  4. Document business justification
  5. Consider placing on leave
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