Advanced Incident Handling and Analysis Techniques

Course Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master the art of incident handling and analysis with this comprehensive course designed for cybersecurity professionals. Learn to tackle modern security threats with advanced techniques and tools, and gain insights into best practices for responding to incidents in diverse environments. The course begins with web application security incident handling, guiding you through preparation, detection, containment, eradication, and recovery. Daniel and Adam offer practical demonstrations and expert strategies for mitigating web application threats. Next, you'll dive into cloud security incidents, understand critical cloud computing concepts, and explore proven best practices for safeguarding your organization's cloud infrastructure. The journey continues with insider threats, where you’ll discover essential techniques for identifying, managing, and mitigating risks from within. The final sections focus on advanced security analysis and tools. Explore volatile and non-volatile data analysis, malware detection, email tracing, and intrusion detection using industry-standard tools like Wireshark, Autopsy, and OSSIM. This course is tailored for security analysts, incident responders, and IT professionals aiming to deepen their expertise. A basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and IT infrastructure is recommended. It’s perfect for intermediate-level learners ready to level up their incident-handling skills.