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Specialized Security Analysis: Threat Confirmation and Escalation

Learn the essentials of threat confirmation and escalation to strengthen your organization's incident response capabilities.

Owen Dubiel - Pluralsight course - Specialized Security Analysis: Threat Confirmation and Escalation
by Owen Dubiel

What you'll learn

Threat analysis and escalation play a critical role in maintaining organizational security. In this course, Specialized Security Analysis: Threat Confirmation and Escalation, you’ll learn to identify, assess, and escalate threats effectively. First, you’ll explore foundational concepts like indicators of compromise (IOCs) and indicators of attack (IOAs). Next, you’ll discover how to differentiate false positives from legitimate threats using baselining and contextual analysis. Finally, you’ll learn to document and communicate findings effectively for escalation. By the end of this course, you’ll possess the skills to confidently manage security threats and escalate incidents appropriately.

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About the author

Owen Dubiel - Pluralsight course - Specialized Security Analysis: Threat Confirmation and Escalation
Owen Dubiel

Owen is a security practitioner at heart, who also enjoys being able to teach others about cyber security best practices and techniques. He has recently found that doing online teaching has been one of the most fulfilling experiences in his working life. He loves being able to spread the good word of security to any and all that are willing to learn it!

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