EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH)

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The EC-Council’s Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) program equips cybersecurity professionals with the skills and knowledge to effectively prepare for, detect, manage, and respond to security incidents and threats.
This ANAB-accredited and U.S. DoD 8140-approved program covers the complete Incident Handling and Response (IH&R) lifecycle. It includes hands-on labs and practical exercises focusing on critical tasks such as planning, recording, triaging, notification, containment, and eradication. Participants will learn to manage a wide range of incidents—including malware, email, network, web applications, cloud environments, and insider threats—while aligning with legal, policy, and risk assessment frameworks.
The course also emphasizes post-incident activities, including evidence collection, forensic analysis, and implementing countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
ECIH follows a method-driven approach that delivers a comprehensive and structured framework for incident response. It enables professionals to develop effective IH&R policies and recover organizational assets while minimizing impact.
Recognized for its depth and practicality, the ECIH program is one of the most comprehensive incident handling certifications available, designed to prepare organizations for current and emerging cybersecurity challenges.

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Course Description

Key Takeaways

Key issues plaguing the information security world
Various types of cybersecurity threats, attack vectors, threat actors, and their motives, goals, and objectives of cybersecurity attacks
Various attack and defense frameworks (Cyber Kill Chain Methodology, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, etc.)
Fundamentals of information security concepts (vulnerability assessment, risk management, cyber threat intelligence, threat modeling, and threat hunting)
Fundamentals of incident management (information security incidents, signs and costs of an incident, incident handling and response, and incident response automation and orchestration)
Different incident handling and response best practices, standards, cybersecurity frameworks, laws, acts, and regulations
Various steps involved in planning incident handling and response program (planning, recording and assignment, triage, notification, containment, evidence gathering and forensic analysis, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities)
Importance of first response and first response procedure (evidence collection, documentation, preservation, packaging, and transportation)
How to handle and respond to different types of cybersecurity incidents in a systematic way (malware incidents, email security incidents, network security incidents, web application security incidents, cloud security incidents, insider threat-related incidents, and endpoint security incidents)

Course Outline

Module 01: Introduction to Incident Handling and Response
Module 02: Incident Handling and Response Process
Module 03: First Response
Module 04: Handling and Responding to Malware Incidents
Module 05: Handling and Responding to Email Security Incidents
Module 06: Handling and Responding to Network Security Incidents
Module 07: Handling and Responding to Web Application Security Incidents
Module 08: Handling and Responding to Cloud Security Incidents
Module 09: Handling and Responding to Insider Threats
Module 10: Handling and Responding to Endpoint Security Incidents

Exam Details

Key issues plaguing the information security world.
Various types of cybersecurity threats, attack vectors, threat actors, and their motives, goals, and objectives of cybersecurity attacks
Various attack and defense frameworks (Cyber Kill Chain Methodology, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, etc.)
Fundamentals of information security concepts (vulnerability assessment, risk management, cyber threat intelligence, threat modeling, and threat hunting)
Fundamentals of incident management (information security incidents, signs and costs of an incident, incident handling and response, and incident response automation and orchestration)
Different incident handling and response best practices, standards, cybersecurity frameworks, laws, acts, and regulations
Various steps involved in planning incident handling and response program (planning, recording and assignment, triage, notification, containment, evidence gathering and forensic analysis, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities)
Importance of first response and first response procedure (evidence collection, documentation, preservation, packaging, and transportation)
How to handle and respond to different types of cybersecurity incidents in a systematic way (malware incidents, email security incidents, network security incidents, web application security incidents, cloud security incidents, insider threat-related incidents, and endpoint security incidents)