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Incident Responder — career path

StationX Intermediate

When it goes wrong, this is who gets called. Security+ and blue-team fundamentals, the CySA+ incident-response labs, then evidence handling, malware triage and building the response process itself.

The path

Step 1 — Security foundation

The baseline every response team hires for.

follows a certification path

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Step 2 — Blue-team foundations

Defence, monitoring and escalation as a SOC actually runs them.

2 courses · 15 labs

Learn

  • CourseBlue Team Boot Camp: Defending Against Hackers 🔒 StationX Unlimited
    6 sections · 60 lectures
    1. Training Overview 2
    2. Section 1: Introduction 3
    3. Section 2: Risk Analysis and Threat Intelligence 6
    4. Section 3: Endpoint Security 26
    5. Section 4: Network Security 13
    6. Section 5: Log Aggregation and Correlation 10
  • CourseSOC for Blue Teams 🔒 StationX Unlimited
    11 sections · 21 lectures
    1. Training Overview 2
    2. Section : Introduction to Cyber Defense 2
    3. Section : Understanding Adversary Tactics 2
    4. Section : Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Operations 1
    5. Section : Cyber Threat Landscape and Frameworks 2
    6. Section : Log Analysis and Threat Detection 2
    7. Section : Introduction to Malware Analysis 3
    8. Section : Malware Analysis Techniques and Tactics 2
    9. Section : Malware Analysis Process 1
    10. Section : Network and File-Based Malware Analysis 3
    11. Audio Version of Training 1

Step 3 — Incident handling, certified

Work incidents end to end in the CySA+ labs, then certify it.

follows a certification path

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  • PathFollow the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) path — the incident-response, SIEM and vulnerability-management labs live on this path

Step 4 — Evidence and forensics

Capture, preserve and read the evidence an incident leaves behind.

2 courses · 28 labs

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  • CourseDigital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-on Learning 🔒 StationX Unlimited
    18 sections · 67 lectures
    1. Training Overview 2
    2. Course Overview 1
    3. Building Your Forensics Lab Environment Using VirtualBox 6
    4. New Course Content 6
    5. Troubleshooting VirtualBox 2
    6. Introduction to Autopsy 4
    7. Kali forensic Mode 4
    8. CSI Linux Investigator 3
    9. Digital Forensics Case Management 1
    10. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) 3
    11. Using Shodan to Search for Vulnerable devices 3
    12. Computer Forensics 9
    13. Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis 5
    14. Malware Hunting with Sysinternal Tools 3
    15. Stenography 2
    16. Network forensics Using Wireshark 7
    17. Practice What You learned 5
    18. Audio Version of Training 1
  • CourseMaster Wireshark 3 in 5 Days 🔒 StationX Unlimited
    6 sections · 34 lectures
    1. Training Overview 2
    2. Day One 3
    3. Day Two 8
    4. Day Three 7
    5. Day Four 7
    6. Day Five 7

Step 5 — Malware triage

Work out what a sample does before deciding what to do about it.

1 course · 18 labs

Step 6 — Build the response process

Write the plan, the playbooks and the regulatory reporting an organisation actually needs.

1 course

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  • CourseBuild Security Incident Response for GDPR Data Protection 🔒 StationX Unlimited
    11 sections · 84 lectures
    1. Section 1: Introduction 4
    2. Section 2: Incident Response in CyberSecurity 8
    3. Section 3: Building a Security Operations Center (SOC) 7
    4. Section 4: GDPR and Incident Response 6
    5. Section 5: GDPR Incident Response Methodologies (IRM) 15
    6. Section 6: Incident Response Tools for GDPR compliance - free vs enterprise 3
    7. Section 7: Banking challenges related to cyber risk 7
    8. Section 8: Financial Malware history with examples 15
    9. Section 9: Making a business case for Financial Malware 11
    10. Section 10: Some simple hacking attempts - demo 7
    11. Section 11: Conclusion 1

Where this leads

Advanced · after the job

The AI-Driven Incident Responder

Senior roles are going to the people who can direct AI to build security solutions. When you're working in the role and ready for that step, the AI Master's Program is where it's taught — an advanced, application-only programme.

See the AI Master's Program →Application-only. A separate programme for when you're ready.