Hello. The material we are going to cover this next hour is central to understanding the theory and practice of information security. This is a foundational course, developed for the SANS Security Essentials program. When you complete this course there will be a quiz available from the SANS web page to help reinforce the material and ensure your mastery of it. | Incident Handling Foundations Security Essentials The SANS Institute Information Assurance Foundations - SANS 2001 1 Hello. The material we are going to cover this next hour is central to understanding the theory and practice of information security. This is a foundational course developed for the SANS Security Essentials program. When you complete this course there will be a quiz available from the SANS web page to help reinforce the material and ensure your mastery of it. So many companies and people worry about their network or computer systems being compromised but few address what they would do if they were compromised. If a company is connected to the Internet they will never be able to prevent all attacks. The motto I like to use is prevention is ideal but detection is a must. Being able to detect and react to an attack in a timely matter is key. This module covers the fundamentals of incident handling and shows what a company needs to do to properly address an incident. 4 - 1 Agenda What is incident handling Why is it important What is an incident Fundamentals The Six Step process Incident Handling Foundations - SANS 2001 2 On the Agenda slide for this module we are going to address various aspects of incident handling. We are going to start with the basics and look at what incident handling is and what it means to your company. We are then going to cover why it is important and why a company needs to be concerned and have proper procedures for dealing with an incident. Being able to identify an incident in a timely manner and react is very important. Just as important is knowing what is not an incident so a company does not have to waste any of their time. The fundamentals of incident handling will also be covered along with the 6 step process for dealing with an incident. The six step process is taken from the Incident Handling Step-by-Step guide published by the SANS Institute. For additional details on how to handle an incident the Step-by-Step guide is
