Mastering Cyber Attack Defense Strategies and Incident Handling

(CFR-A™)

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Course Overview

This advanced course is designed for cybersecurity professionals looking to deepen their expertise in both offensive and defensive security techniques. Participants will gain hands-on experience with tools and methods used to simulate attacks, analyze security vulnerabilities, and protect critical data and systems. The course covers everything from performing network reconnaissance and launching exploits to detecting and responding to cyber threats using modern monitoring solutions.

Course outcome

By completing this course, individuals will gain a deep understanding of both offensive and defensive cybersecurity techniques. They will learn how to conduct system reconnaissance, exploit vulnerabilities in software and web applications, and perform digital forensics to analyze attacks. Additionally, the course covers critical aspects of protecting data, networks, and systems using advanced tools and monitoring solutions, while emphasizing secure access control and threat detection. This comprehensive training equips participants to confidently tackle the associated exam and validate their expertise in advanced cybersecurity.

Your new skills

Performing reconnaissance on target systems and networks (Footprinting, Fingerprinting, Scanning, Enumeration).
Using tools like Nmap, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP for recon and vulnerability scanning.
Launching exploits with Metasploit and selecting appropriate modules (exploits, payloads).
Exploiting software vulnerabilities such as credential harvesting, password cracking, and code execution.
Exploiting web application vulnerabilities like XSS, CSRF, SQL injection.
Using tools like Wireshark, TShark for traffic analysis.
Executing social engineering attacks (Phishing, Pharming).
Analyzing logs for signs of attacks with platforms like Wazuh, Graylog, ELK stack, and Splunk.
Using active monitoring systems (IDS/IPS, SIEM, EDR) to detect attacks.
Performing digital forensics (memory capture and analysis, reverse-engineering malware).
Protecting data security through encryption and access control.
Implementing strong access security with IAM, MFA, and secure authentication methods.
Securing software against injection and cross-site scripting attacks.
Protecting networks and systems with firewalls, secure protocols, and system hardening techniques.
Utilizing threat intelligence and threat hunting techniques to detect and respond to suspicious behavior.

Prerequisites:

Knowledge:

To ensure your success in this course, you should have taken the CyberSec First Responder^® (CFR410) course and passed the associated exam. This validates that you have intermediate skills in working with the Linux^® operating system; working at the command line; using fundamental cybersecurity tools like Nmap and Metasploit; and following an incident-response process—all of which are important to this course. And, it ensures you have foundational cybersecurity and networking knowledge.

In addition, you should have some familiarity with computer programming and scripting. Expertise in writing code is not necessary, but you should be able to comprehend code at a high level, and follow the logic behind a script as it is explained to you. Knowledge of one particular programming language is not required. Python is fairly universal, especially among technology professionals who are not software developers by trade.

Hardware:

As no instructor materials are available, I am not sure of the hardware needed for students to attend this course.

Software: 3rd-party internet browser - Google Chrome suggested

As no instructor materials are available, I am not sure of the other software needed for students to attend this course.

Access: Internet access - a stable fiber connection of at least 10 Mbps up and down speeds is recommended.

What is included in the price?

Fully led by an authorized instructor.

All materials needed to complete the course are included in the course fee. This includes course literature, exercise assignments and fees for the certification exam.

The course is held remotely in a virtual classroom. All lectures are recorded and are available as reference material for two weeks after course completion.