Incident Response and Threat Hunting

As a security professional, you will need to be versed in a number of technologies and techniques. This is because attackers will come at systems from several different angles, some will be versed in network protocols, others might really understand the web server technology that is implemented, and still others may just throw as many exploits as something as they can find to see what works. Each skill or techniques you learn helps to prevent an attack or limit its scope, because unfortunately attacks can and will happen this is a reality that you will have to accept.

Once you’ve come to terms with the fact that attacks are unavoidable and eventually will find their way inside, the next step is knowing how to react in these circumstances mitigate the damage as much as possible. Incident response serves a critical role in information security, as the name suggests it is the process an organization will follow in response to a security incident...