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Duration
3h 47m
Difficulty
Novice
Instructor
Brian Olliff
Videos
10
Quizzes
8
CPE Credits
5
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Feb 18, 2026
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Intrusion Analysis Overview

Intrusion Analysis Overview introduces learners to the investigation mindset used in incident response, threat hunting, and SOC operations. The course explains the goals of intrusion analysis, common attacker behaviors, evidence sources, event timelines, and the process of connecting different signals into a clear and meaningful investigation story. Learners understand how analysts move from alerts and raw observations toward hypotheses, validation, and response decisions. The course also helps learners recognize how evidence from endpoints, networks, logs, and security tools can be reviewed together to understand what happened during a potential intrusion. This course supports CCNA Cybersecurity study and helps beginners understand how intrusion analysis fits into the broader security operations lifecycle, including detection, investigation, response, and continuous improvement.

Instructor

Brian Olliff

Brian Olliff

Course Instructor

Brian Olliff is a Defensive Security Instructor. He has extensive experience with both network and server administration, as well as defensive cyber security operations and engineering. Before joining in 2021, Brian served as an Information Security Manager at Lexington Medical Center in South Carolina, a Network Administrator, and a Network Technician. Brian holds certifications in eJPT, CompTIA Security +ce, and Splunk Core. Brian has always had a “security mindset,” is passionate about putting his cyber security skills to the test in gaming-style challenges, and loves helping others learn.

What Is Included

10 videos8 quizzes3 group2h 27m video runtime1h 20m activity runtime5.00 / 5 rating5 CPE credits

Course Curriculum

Introduction

1 video

Video

Incident Response

5 videos • 5 quizs

VideoQuiz

Threat Hunting

3 videos • 3 quizs

VideoQuiz

Conclusion

1 video

Video