Incident Response Tools

Welcome to the Incident Response Tools Practice Lab. In this module, you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills. 

Overview

Learning Outcomes:

In this module, you will complete the following exercises: 

  • Exercise 1 – Configuring System Logging
  • Exercise 2 – Using Tcpdump and Logging
  • Exercise 3 – Capturing Packets with Wireshark
  • Exercise 4 – Work with Logs in Windows

After completing this module, you should be able to:

  • View the Syslog Daemon Configuration
  • View the Configuration of Logrotate
  • Check Boot Events in the Log Files
  • Use Tcpdump
  • Know the Key Locations for Logging
  • Capture Traffic Information
  • Analyze Captured Information
  • Display Capture Information with Wireshark
  • View Packet Capture Logs
  • Access the Event Viewer Logs
  • Enable Windows Defender Firewall Logs

After completing this module, you should have further knowledge of:

  • NXLog
  • Syslog-ng
  • Log Retention 
  • Bandwidth Monitors
  • Netflow Protocol
  • Metadata Properties
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
  • Log Aggregation
  • Event Trends
  • Alerts
  • Event Correlation

Exam Objectives:

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

4.3 Given an incident, utilize appropriate data sources to support an investigation.

  • Vulnerability Scan Output
  • SIEM Dashboards
  • Log Files
  • Syslog/Rsyslog/Syslog-ng
  • Journalctl
  • Nxlog
  • Retention
  • Bandwidth Monitors
  • Metadata
  • Netflow/sflow
  • Protocol Analyzer Output
Note: Our main focus is to cover the practical, hands-on aspects of the exam objectives. We recommend referring to course material or a search engine to research theoretical topics in more detail.