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Incident Response Lead

Role summary

Incident Response is the preparation for, handling of and following up of cyber security incidents, to minimise the damage to an organisation and prevent recurrence.

Role expectations

In this role you will:

  • Respond to alerts from monitoring/detection systems within defined SLAs
  • Use configured tools and scripts to identify potential cyber security breaches
  • Following procedures, analyse, respond to and/or escalate cyber security incidents
  • Monitor security appliance health, performing basic troubleshooting of security devices and escalating severe problems to engineers
  • Contribute to the development of incident response capabilities, policies and procedures
  • Maintain logs of all actions taken

Accreditation

For further information on accreditation in this role see the UK Cyber Security Council’s guide on incident response.

Learning Pathway

Core learning

Certificate in Digital Forensics

CREST Practitioner Intrusion
Analyst (CPIA)

EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst

CREST Registered Intrusion Analyst (CRIA)

EC Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator

Recommended for Lead level

CREST Certified Host Intrusion Core Analyst (CCHIA)
EC-Council Certified Incident Handler

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