CyberSec First Responder (CFR)

What are the Goals?

In this CyberSec First Responder® (CFR) training course, you will identify, assess, respond to, and protect against security threats and operate a system and network security analysis platform. You will:

• Assess cybersecurity risks to the organization.
• Analyze the threat landscape.
• Analyze various reconnaissance threats to computing and network environments.
• Analyze various attacks on computing and network environments.
• Analyze various post-attack techniques.
• Assess the organization's security posture through auditing, vulnerability management, and penetration testing.
• Collect cybersecurity intelligence from various network-based and host-based sources.
• Analyze log data to reveal evidence of threats and incidents.
• Perform active asset and network analysis to detect incidents.
• Respond to cybersecurity incidents using containment, mitigation, and recovery tactics.
• Investigate cybersecurity incidents using forensic analysis techniques.

Who is this Training Course for?

This CyberSec First Responder® (CFR) training course is designed primarily for cybersecurity practitioners preparing for or who currently perform job functions related to protecting information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. It is ideal for those roles within federal contracting companies and private sector firms whose mission or strategic objectives require the execution of Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) or DoD Information Network (DoDIN) operation and incident handling. This training course focuses on the knowledge, ability, and skills necessary to provide for the defense of those information systems in a cybersecurity context, including protection, detection, analysis, investigation, and response processes.

Daily Agenda

Day One: Assessing Cybersecurity Risk

• Identify the importance of risk management
• Assess risk
• Mitigate risk
• Integrate documentation into risk management

Analyzing the Threat Landscape

• Classify threats
• Analyze trends affecting security posture

Day Two: Analyzing Reconnaissance Threats to Computing and Network Environments

• Implement threat modeling
• Assess the impact of reconnaissance
• Assess the impact of social engineering

Analyzing Attacks on Computing and Network Environments

• Assess the impact of system hacking attacks
• Assess the impact of web-based attacks
• Assess the impact of malware
• Assess the impact of hijacking and impersonation attacks
• Assess the impact of DoS incidents
• Assess the impact of threats to mobile security
• Assess the impact of threats to cloud security

Day Three: Analyzing Post-Attack Techniques

• Assess command and control techniques
• Assess persistence techniques
• Assess lateral movement and pivoting techniques
• Assess data exfiltration techniques
• Assess anti-forensics techniques

Assessing the Organization's Security Posture

• Implement cybersecurity auditing
• Implement a vulnerability management plan
• Assess vulnerabilities
• Conduct penetration testing

Day Four: Collecting Cybersecurity Intelligence

• Deploy a security intelligence collection and analysis platform
• Collect data from network-based intelligence sources
• Collect data from host-based intelligence sources

Analyzing Log Data

• Use common tools to analyze logs
• Use SIEM tools for analysis

Performing Active Asset and Network Analysis

• Analyze incidents with Windows-based tools
• Analyze Incidents with Linux-based tools
• Analyze indicators of compromise

Day Five: Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents

• Deploy an incident handling and response architecture
• Mitigate incidents
• Hand over incident information to a forensic investigation

Investigating Cybersecurity Incidents

• Apply a forensic investigation plan
• Securely collect and analyze electronic evidence
• Follow up on the results of an investigation