Course - Introduction to incident response - IIKG3020
Introduction to incident response
About
About the course
Course content
- Incident response planning: preparation, organization, building and running a CSIRT, operational issues, hiring and training of personnel
- Incident response: prevention, detection, notification, reaction, recovery, maintenance
- Advanced computer network defence: vulnerability and threat management, threat intelligence and situational awareness, tools and processes, frameworks (ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, etc.), threat hunting, information sharing
- Planning and running incident response team exercises
Learning outcome
Knowledge
- The student understands cyber incident response and its components.
- The student has a good overview of known frameworks and tools for incident response.
- The student has general knowledge of planning for incident response readiness and managing the operational aspects of the incident response team.
- The student has general knowledge of how to perform incident response for various types of adverse incidents, including intrusions from advanced threat actors.
Skills
- The student can plan for and handle larger and smaller cyber incidents.
- The student can organize an incident response team in a manner that ensures good handling of incidents while also making sure staff burnout is avoided.
General Competence
- The student has broad knowledge of cyber incident response and is able to communicate this to others.
Learning methods and activities
- Online lectures
- Group project work
Project and lab assignments will be facilitated across Trondheim and Gjøvik campuses.
Further on evaluation
- Digital written school examination counts for 40%
- The project counts for 60%
- Both parts must be passed.
Re-sit examination in August. Re-sit examination can be changed from digital written school exam to oral exam. No re-sit for the project, the project work has to be redone next course dates.
Retake can be carried out for some partial assessments without all partial assessments having to be taken up again.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security (BDIGSEC)
Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security (MSTCNNS)
Information Security (MIS)
Information Security (MISD)
Information Security (MISEB)
Recommended previous knowledge
- DCSG1006 - Data communication and networks
- DCSG2001 - Interconnected Networks and Network Security
- DCSG2005 - Risk Management
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
Eleven Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Operations Center, Kathryn Knerler, Ingrid Parker, Carson Zimmermann, The MITRE Corporation, 2022. Free e-book available from:
https://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/11-strategies-of-a-world-class-cybersecurity-operations-center.pdf
Other course material will be made available via the learning portal.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| IMT3004 | 5 sp | Autumn 2021 |
| IMT3521 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2021 |
| IMT4841 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2021 |
Subject areas
- Information Security
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Information Security and Communication Technology
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.
Project Assignment
Submission 2025-10-31 Time Release 08:00
Submission 14:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment