Incident Response for Windows

Discover modern cyber threats, their attack life cycles, and adversary tactics while learning to build effective incident response, remediation, and prevention strategies to strengthen your organization's cybersecurity defenses

Key Features:

- Understand modern cyber threats by exploring advanced tactics, techniques, and real-world case studies

- Develop scalable incident response plans to protect Windows environments from sophisticated attacks

- Master the development of efficient incident remediation and prevention strategies

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, posing serious risks to organizations. Incident Response for Windows, by cybersecurity experts Anatoly Tykushin and Svetlana Ostrovskaya, provides a practical hands-on guide to mitigating threats in Windows environments, drawing from their real-world experience in incident response and digital forensics.

Designed for cybersecurity professionals, IT administrators, and digital forensics practitioners, the book covers the stages of modern cyberattacks, including reconnaissance, infiltration, network propagation, and data exfiltration. It takes a step-by-step approach to incident response, from preparation and detection to containment, eradication, and recovery. You will also explore Windows endpoint forensic evidence and essential tools for gaining visibility into Windows infrastructure. The final chapters focus on threat hunting and proactive strategies to identify cyber incidents before they escalate.

By the end of this book, you will gain expertise in forensic evidence collection, threat hunting, containment, eradication, and recovery, equipping them to detect, analyze, and respond to cyber threats while strengthening your organization's security posture

What You Will Learn:

- Explore diverse approaches and investigative procedures applicable to any Windows system

- Grasp various techniques to analyze Windows-based endpoints

- Discover how to conduct infrastructure-wide analyses to identify the scope of cybersecurity incidents

- Develop effective strategies for incident remediation and prevention

- Attain comprehensive infrastructure visibility and establish a threat hunting process

- Execute incident reporting procedures effectively

Who this book is for:

This book is for IT professionals, Windows IT administrators, cybersecurity practitioners, and incident response teams, including SOC teams, responsible for managing cybersecurity incidents in Windows-based environments. Specifically, system administrators, security analysts, and network engineers tasked with maintaining the security of Windows systems and networks will find this book indispensable. Basic understanding of Windows systems and cybersecurity concepts is needed to grasp the concepts in this book.

Table of Contents

- Introduction to the Threat Landscape

- Understanding the Attack Life Cycle

- Phases of an Efficient Incident Response on Windows Infrastructure

- Endpoint Forensic Evidence Collection

- Gaining Access to the Network

- Establishing A Foothold

- Network and Key Assets Discovery

- Network Propagation

- Data Collection and Exfiltration

- Impact

- Threat Hunting and Analysis of TTPs

- Incident Containment, Eradication, and Recovery

- Incident Investigation Closure and Reporting