The Incident Management Readiness Masterclass teaches organizations and professionals how to prepare effectively for potential cyber incidents before they occur. This course focuses on building strong readiness capabilities through planning, training, simulation, testing, and establishing proactive measures to ensure fast, efficient, and coordinated incident response.

You will learn how to develop readiness frameworks, conduct tabletop exercises, improve detection capabilities, and build resilient processes that minimize the impact of security events. This course is ideal for security leaders, SOC teams, incident responders, and GRC professionals responsible for organizational preparedness.

What You Will Learn

1. Foundations of Incident Management Readiness

• Understanding readiness, resilience, and proactive preparation
• Key components of an effective readiness program

2. Incident Response Plan (IRP) Preparation

• Developing detailed incident response plans
• Creating workflows, communication channels, and escalation paths

3. Training & Awareness Programs

• Preparing response teams through training and certification
• Conducting awareness programs for employees

4. Tabletop Exercises & Simulated Attacks

• Running tabletop exercises for leadership and technical teams
• Using simulations to test real-world response capabilities

5. Readiness Assessments & Gap Analysis

• Evaluating organizational readiness maturity
• Identifying weaknesses and developing improvement strategies

6. Improving Technology & Detection Readiness

• Implementing detection tools, SIEM tuning, and alerting practices
• Enhancing monitoring, logging, and threat intelligence readiness

7. Documentation, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Preparing readiness reports for management and compliance
• Maintaining readiness through periodic updates and drills

Skills You Will Gain

• Ability to prepare and maintain effective incident management readiness
• Skills in incident plan development and documentation
• Expertise in conducting exercises, simulations, and readiness assessments
• Understanding of detection, monitoring, and alerting readiness
• Capability to enhance organizational response maturity
• Strong communication and coordination skills for crisis preparedness

Pre-requisites

No required prerequisites. Recommended:

• Basic cybersecurity knowledge
• Experience in security operations, risk, or incident response (optional)

Digital Certificate

Upon completing at least one full practice exam, iqrasity will issue a Certificate of Achievement.
Showcase this credential on LinkedIn, your CV, résumé, or portfolio as proof of your expertise in Information Risk Response and cyber risk management.

Career Paths After Completing This Course

• Incident Readiness Specialist
• Incident Response Analyst
• SOC Analyst
• Cybersecurity Operations Manager
• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Specialist
• Cybersecurity Consultant
• Risk & Compliance Manager
• Information Security Manager