This course is designed for professionals who want to master the critical skills needed to anticipate, prepare for, and effectively respond to security threats. You'll begin by exploring incident management planning and conducting a thorough Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to understand the potential effects of incidents on your organization. Delve into resiliency concepts, backup and recovery strategies, and disaster recovery planning to ensure your organization can withstand and quickly recover from disruptions. Gain insights into the minds of adversaries by studying attack vectors, including malware and social engineering. Armed with this knowledge, you'll learn to utilize detection and response tools, handle evidence, and conduct forensic examinations.



The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 4
This course is part of The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification Specialization

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Develop comprehensive incident management and response plans, including business impact analysis and disaster recovery.
Understand and mitigate attack vectors such as malware and social engineering.
Utilize detection and response tools for effective evidence handling and forensic examination.
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This course provides an in-depth exploration of the Incident Management domain, emphasizing the critical importance of readiness and response to security incidents. It begins with a comprehensive overview of incident management planning, including Business Impact Analysis (BIA), resiliency concepts, and disaster recovery and business continuity planning. The course then delves into understanding adversaries and attack vectors, covering topics such as malware, social engineering, and digital infrastructure threats. Equipped with this knowledge, participants will learn about security incident response tools and techniques for detection, evidence handling, investigation, and recovery. Comprising three lessons and 19 sub-lessons aligned with ISACA's objectives, the course features interactive challenges and case studies to reinforce learning. Each lesson concludes with a quiz, highlighting the necessity of effective incident management to ensure business continuity and operational success.
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