Certified Incident Responder

Mastering Incident Response in a Complex Cyber Threat Landscape

The Certified Incident Responder (CIR) training course is designed to equip cybersecurity professionals with advanced knowledge, tools, and methodologies to effectively handle and mitigate security incidents.
Participants will gain hands-on experience in managing sophisticated cyber threats, including ransomware, malware intrusions, perimeter breaches, and persistent attack vectors.

This course emphasizes real-world applications through practical labs and simulations, helping participants strengthen their technical incident handling capabilities while developing strategic coordination and response planning skills.

Why Should You Attend?

As organizations face an ever-expanding array of cyber threats, effective incident response has become a mission-critical capability. This course prepares professionals to detect, analyze, and respond to complex security incidents with speed and precision.

Participants will explore key areas such as malware analysis, threat containment, digital forensics, and the development of response playbooks tailored to their organization’s needs.
Upon passing the certification exam, participants can apply for the PECB Certified Incident Responder credential, validating their ability to lead incident response efforts and build cyber resilience.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

• Cybersecurity analysts and incident response team members

• SOC personnel involved in real-time threat detection and response

• IT security professionals seeking to deepen their technical response capabilities

• Professionals transitioning into incident response or threat hunting roles

• Security managers and team leads responsible for coordinating incident response strategies

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement effective incident response strategies across systems and teams

• Investigate and respond to ransomware attacks with proven containment and recovery techniques

• Analyze malware behavior and conduct forensics to neutralize and remediate advanced threats

• Detect perimeter-based attacks and apply proactive threat detection and response tools

• Identify and eliminate persistent threats and recurring vulnerabilities through structured remediation

Educational Approach

• Combines conceptual learning with intensive hands-on exercises

• Includes interactive components such as scenario-based labs and quizzes

• Encourages peer discussion and collaborative problem-solving

• Exercises simulate real exam structure to enhance exam readiness and knowledge retention

Prerequisites

Participants are expected to have a foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts and basic incident response procedures prior to attending this course.

• Certificate and examination fees are included in the price of the training course.
• Candidates who have completed the training course but failed the exam are eligible to retake the exam once for free within a 12-month period from the initial date of the exam.