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Conducting Forensic Analysis and Incident Response Using Cisco Technologies for Cybersecurity (CBRFIR)

The Conducting Forensic Analysis and Incident Response Using Cisco Technologies for Cybersecurity (CBRFIR) training builds your Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) and cybersecurity knowledge and skills. This training prepares you to identify and respond to cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents. Additionally, you will be introduced to digital forensics, including the collection and examination of digital evidence on electronic devices and learn to build the subsequent response threats and attacks. You will also learn to proactively conduct audits to prevent future attacks.

This training prepares you for the 300-215 CBRFIR v1.2 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Specialist – Cybersecurity Forensic Analysis and Incident Response certification and satisfy the concentration requirement for the Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional certification.

What you need to know

This training prepares you for

300-215 CBRFIR exam

Continuing Education

Earn 40 CE credits towards recertification

Ways to get this training

Cisco U. Learning Path

Follow a guided Learning Path designed for your certification success. Pre- and post-assessments help you skip what you know and focus on what you need to learn.

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    How you'll benefit

    This training will help you:

    • Develop an understanding of various cybersecurity threat and vulnerabilities
    • Establish a framework for proactively responding to cybersecurity threat and vulnerabilities

    Who should enroll

    • SOC analysts, Tiers 1–2
    • Threat researchers
    • Malware analysts
    • Forensic analysts
    • Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) analysts
    • Incident response analysts
    • Security Operations Center engineers
    • Security engineers

    Technology areas

    • Network security
    • Security analysis

    Objectives

    After taking this course, you should be able to:

    • Analyze the components needed for a root cause analysis report
    • Apply tools such as YARA for malware identification
    • Recognize the methods identified in the MITRE attack framework
    • Leverage scripting to parse and search logs or multiple data sources such as, Cisco Umbrella, Sourcefire IPS, AMP for Endpoints, AMP for Network, and PX Grid
    • Recommend actions based on post-incident analysis
    • Determine data to correlate based on incident type (host-based and network-based activities)
    • Evaluate alerts from sources such as firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), data analysis tools (such as, Cisco Umbrella Investigate, Cisco Stealthwatch, and Cisco SecureX), and other systems to responds to cyber incidents and recommend mitigation
    • Evaluate elements required in an incident response playbook and the relevant components from the ThreatGrid report
    • Analyze threat intelligence provided in different formats (such as, STIX and TAXII)

    Prerequisites

    To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

    • Familiarity with network and endpoint security concepts and monitoring
    • Experience with network intrusion analysis
    • An understanding of security policies and procedures
    • Experience with risk management
    • Experience with traffic and logs analysis
    • Familiarity with APIs
    • 2–3 years of experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment (experience Tier 1, or new Tier 2)

    These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:

    Outline

    • Introduction to Incident Response
    • Preparing for Incident Response
    • Gathering and Examining Digital Intelligence
    • Describing Detection, Analysis, and Investigation Forensics