GCHQ Cyber Security and Incident Response Course

Cyber attacks have become a staple mention in global risks landscapes with respected bodies like the World Economic forum, amongst others, consistently featuring cyber-attack threats in their annual reports. It is safe to propose that cybersecurity can no longer be ignored as a technical risk and instead, CEOs, business executives and boards of directors, who are in place to manage risk at the companies they govern, must consider cybersecurity as another form of risk.

Our UK Government GCHQ Certified course will enable you to prepare a defined and managed approach when responding to a breach or attack of an information asset which affects the confidentiality, integrity or availability of your data. The Cyber Incident Planning & Response course content is intended for senior management and business executives who wish to gain a better understanding of incident response or are responsible for helping organizations plan and prepare for potential cyber threats and effectively deal with actual cyber attacks.

This is not a technical course therefore there are no prerequisites.

(ISC)2 Members receive 8 CPE's for attending this course. Price includes optional GCHQ Certified Training Exam to be sat on the day. 

Watch the course feedback video below to see what our previous attendees thought fo the course.  

What About the Techies - Don't They Know What To Do?

The technical team may know what to do however management will rarely know how to manage or deal with a cyber-incident. This Cyber Incident Response training program is focused to help managers and executives understand:

This course shares some of the most up to date methods of preparing and responding to cyber attacks. We introduce attendees to intelligence led testing, a combination of traditional penetration testing and threat intelligence that will equip attendees with the necessary knowledge to respond against state-of-the-art real world attacks on critical assets and improve and test your resilience to sophisticated cyber-attack scenarios.

Delegates will Learn:

• The latest techniques and insight on incident response.
• Threat Intelligence led testing and response framework adopted by leading governments and institutions.
• The business impacts of cyber breaches and real-world cyber attacks
• Design an early warning system to lower discovery time from months to days Create actionable plans & checklists to use today.
• Understand, define and baseline “Normal” within your organisation.
• Stop up to 90% of all cyber attackers in their tracks and before they breach your critical data.
• Design and implement a response framework and build an effective cyber response team.
• Secrets of managing TV reporters and media journalists.
• The “golden hour” and why it’s critical to managing an incident.
• Threat intelligence and how to use this knowledge to create an effective incident plan.
• Latest techniques in ZERO­Configuration SIEM and relevance to detecting anomalous behaviour.
• Basic application of incident triage, OODA and the Diamond Methodology.
• Deep dive into how cyber criminals use the Cyber Kill Chain attack methodology and how you can implement controls at various layers of the kill chain.  
• Analyse recent attacks and learn how these attacks avoided detection.

Government Of India & Tata Consultancy Chevening Scholars Talk About Our CEO And Trainer Amar Singh

Hear what our previous students and Chevening Scholars from Government of India & TATA Consultancy Services had to say when they were taught by Amar Singh in the United Kingdom at the UK Defence Academy. 

 

Some of our recent Cyber Incident Planning & Response clients:

"Brilliant course with lots of good examples."
National Bank of Switzerland 

"The trainer is really knowledgeable and presents it in a really understandable format that the participants really enjoyed.  Nice mixture of technical knowledge and practical examples." 
Wayne Parks
Head of ICT Warwickshire Police, UK.

"Amar Singh brings a wealth of personal experience and knowledge"
Hariprasad Chede - President, ISACA UAE Chapter

"I wish all Senior Executives attend this course. It’s the most practical course I have ever attended. It teaches you not just how to understand but also how to respond to a Cyber Attack. "
K.S.Ramakrishnan; Chief Risk Officer; Rakbank, Dubai

"I personally can only strongly recommend it to anybody!"
Marcus Burkert - Manager Cyber Security at KPMG, Switzerland
 
"The course was excellent. Not the typical core text book training but giving valuable insights and experiences."
Youssef Karroum - Head of IT, Bank of Sharjah, UAE

Meet the Trainer Amar Singh UK Government's GCHQ Certified - Best Cyber Mangemement Trainer

Amar Singh CRISC, CISSP, MoR has a long history and experience in data privacy and Information Security training. Amar Singh has served as CISO for various companies, including News International (now News UK), SABMiller, Gala Coral, Euromoney and Elsevier. Amar, amongst various other activities, is a Global Chief Information Security Officer and Trusted Advisor to a number of organisations including a FTSE 100 Firm and is Chair of the ISACA UK Security Advisory Groups. Amar also founded the not for profit Cyber Security service for charities Give01Day and is an Executive to the Board of the National MBA in Cyber Security.

Amar is communicative and articulate in business-speak, technically competent, and comfortable with both management and technical skills. Amar’s vast experience means he can understand the technical threats, risks and impacts facing organizations, while at the same time having the ability to effectively communicate and manage board-level challenges. Amar has managed all types of Security Assessments and readiness projects in preparation for all types of accreditations including PCI, SOX, IS0 27001, COBIT and risk management, audit, business continuity while being aware of TCP/IP, network security, secure software development, VPNs, mobile security, hacking techniques, database security, log management, access and authorization, email security and awareness of encryption algorithms. He has the ability and experience of dealing with auditors, both internal and external.

He is a visionary, a thinker, a leader, a doer and, importantly, an experienced hiker who has a vast network of Information Security managers that he can call upon for advice or collaborative work. A C-level executive who can both produce and then lead an organization’s cybersecurity strategy through internet’s malware and ransomware infested waters and ensure that the organization retains all its e-commerce and information completely intact before and after docking. Having the acumen, intelligence and business sense to represent the organization’s interests at executive board meetings and other business gatherings.

Amar has the highest integrity has been trusted by FTSE 100 companies with some of the most sensitive commercial information and has been involved with some highly sensitive forensic investigations.

He has the ability to deal with the techies and executives, and lead an organization’s information security direction. Apart from experience and abilities, Amar holds holds a number of industry recognised certifications, such as the ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer, MoR, CRISC and CISSP certification.

Amar is an industry acknowledged expert and public speaker and is regularly invited to speak and share his insights by some of the largest and most respected organisations in the world including The BBC, The Economist’s Intelligence Unit, The Financial Times, SC Magazine, InfoSec Magazine, Computer Weekly, The Register and the AlJazeera English Channel.

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