Course Preview
- Duration
- 3h 47m
- Difficulty
- Novice
- Instructor
- Brian Olliff
- Videos
- 10
- Quizzes
- 8
- CPE Credits
- 5
- Published
- Jul 16, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 18, 2026
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
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
Course Curriculum
Introduction
1 video
Incident Response
5 videos • 5 quizs
Threat Hunting
3 videos • 3 quizs
Conclusion
1 video
