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5 | 5 | </p> |
6 | 6 | </div> |
7 | 7 |
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8 | | -## Under Construction |
| 8 | +## Overview |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +--- |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +This unit introduces Incident Response, a critical discipline in cybersecurity and systems administration focused on identifying, |
| 13 | +containing, eradicating, recovering from, and learning from system incidents. This unit also demonstrates the crucial need for |
| 14 | +policies and procedures in the likely event an incident occurs which facilitate successful remedies for administrators during |
| 15 | +stressful events. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +By the end of this unit, you'll understand the key phases and practices for developing and executing an effective incident |
| 18 | +response plan within enterprise environments to minimize the impact of system incidences. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Learning Objectives |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +--- |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +**By the end of this unit, you should be able to:** |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +- Define the stages of the incident response lifecycle. |
| 27 | +- Understand the roles and responsibilities within an incident response team. |
| 28 | +- Outline steps for initial incident detection and triage. |
| 29 | +- Describe methods for system recovery and post-incident analysis. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +## Relevance & Context |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +--- |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +Incident response is paramount as it directly impacts an organization's ability to minimize the damage and financial costs associated |
| 36 | +with events like misconfigurations, bugs, security breaches or vulnerabilities, and more by enabling rapid action. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +An effective incident response plan also ensures business continuity, allowing systems and data to be restored efficiently and maintaining |
| 39 | +critical operations. Furthermore, robust incident response demonstrates adherence to regulatory compliance and builds trust with customers and stakeholders. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Prerequisites |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +--- |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +**Before beginning this unit, ensure you understand:** |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Basic networking concepts (TCP/IP, common protocols). |
| 48 | +- Fundamental operating system concepts (Linux/Windows file systems, processes, logging). |
| 49 | +- How to troubleshoot `systemctl` and systemd, `fstab`, `mount`, and Logical Volume Manager (LVM) tools. |
| 50 | +- Linux disk, partition, and mount configurations. |
| 51 | +- `dnf` and how to update system packages. |
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