Academic Program Proposal
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| SANS Technology Institute
Proposal | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (P.B.C.) | Incident Response | | 3/5/2026 | | |
| Incident Response Program Description |
| The program learning outcomes of the Incident Response Graduate Certificate are designed to ensure that students can: <br> <br>1. Explain the role of digital forensics and incident response in the field of information security and recognize the benefits of applying these practices to both hosts and networks when investigating a cyber incident. <br>2. Analyze the structure of common attack techniques to evaluate an attacker’s footprint, target the ensuing investigation and incident response, and anticipate and mitigate future activity. <br>3. Evaluate the effectiveness of available digital forensic tools and use them in a way that optimizes the efficiency and quality of digital forensic investigations. <br>4. Utilize multiple malware analysis approaches and tools to understand how malware programs interact with digital environments and how they were coded, in order to reverse the effects of the program on networks and systems. |
