Incident Investigation
In the previous chapter, you learned about incident handling, of which one of the main stages is investigation. As this is such an important element of the process, in this chapter you will learn how you can investigate an incident in more detail. In this chapter you will learn about next-generation incident investigation processes and tools that will help you in developing ways to counteract incidents like phishing. We will look into investigation fundamentals, tools, automatic investigation, and finally how to perform investigations with Microsoft and Google services.
We will cover the following topics:
- Incident investigation essentials
- Investigating a phishing attack
- Analysis of emails
- Investigation tools
- Investigating user inboxes
- Automatic and scheduled investigations
Let's start with some essentials of investigation.