Exploring SSCP Domain 4 Incident Response and Recovery for a Career in IT Security
                     Exploring SSCP Domain 4: Incident Response
 and Recovery for a Career in IT Security 
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New records are being set regarding data breaches and the sheer 
number of cyber-attacks on businesses, governments, and individuals. 
The sophistication of threats has also increased due to the use of 
emerging technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and 
5G and greater tactical coordination among hacker groups and state 
actors. The quicker your organization can detect and respond to a data 
breach or even a security incident, the less likely it is to severely impact 
your data, consumer trust, reputation, and revenue. The aftermath of 
an IT security breach or failure is managed through incident response. 
Before an incident occurs, it is essential to have a response strategy to 
limit the amount of damage caused by the event and save recovery 
time and costs for your company. It includes creating a proactive 
incident response plan, testing for and resolving system vulnerabilities, 
adhering to strong security best practices, and providing all incident 
response measures. This article will cover the fourth domain of SSCP: 
Incident Response and Recovery, and what you can expect in the 
SSCP exam from this domain.
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Domains of SSCP
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The seven SSCP domains are:
•Domain 1: Access Controls (16%)
•Domain 2: Security Operations and Administration (15%)
•Domain 3: Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis (15%)
•Domain 4: Incident Response and Recovery (13%)
•Domain 5: Cryptography (10%)
•Domain 6: Network and Communications Security (16%)
•Domain 7: Systems and Application Security (15%)
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Domain 4: Incident Response and Recovery
Domain 4 of the SSCP certification exam is Incident Response 
and Recovery. The Incident Response and Recovery domain 
comprise a weightage of 13% in the SSCP certification exam. 
This domain will introduce incident handling techniques such as 
investigations, reporting, escalation, and digital forensics. It will 
also cover the tasks required of a first responder, such as 
incident scene protection, evidence collecting, and handling, 
and restoring the environment to its pre-event form. This area 
will also address creating a business continuity plan and a 
disaster recovery plan, both of which must be employed in the 
event of a disaster. This domain will emphasize the significance 
of testing the plans and providing participants with exercises 
and drills. The subtopics covered in Incident Response and 
Recovery domain are:
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 Support incident lifecycle
 Understand and support forensic investigations
 Understand and support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery 
Plan (DRP) activities
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1. Support Incident Lifecycle
This subsection will provide in-depth knowledge of the incident 
response lifecycle, including the most effective methods and 
the phases involved in the complete response and recovery. It 
discusses incident response preparation, detection/analysis, 
and the significance of post-event activities. Incident response 
preparation includes configuring security settings and testing 
an application for vulnerabilities. It will go over incident 
response frameworks to emphasize the importance of planning 
and improvement to achieve better response outcomes. You 
will also learn to analyze and document all aspects of the 
breach and implement new countermeasures.
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2. Understand and Support Forensic Investigations 
This subsection will cover digital forensic investigations, 
understanding and supporting forensic investigations. Digital 
forensics is the process of analyzing and preserving evidence 
from a data breach or cybercrime. It will go through forensic 
investigations, identify, collect, and acquire evidence, inspect 
and analyze the evidence, and present the results. Candidates 
for the SSCP should be familiar with the various phases of 
forensic investigations, comprehend them, study them, and 
know them in order. It will also cover live evidence, which is 
very dynamic data, as well as static evidence. It will cover both 
criminal behavior and Locard’s Principle. It will also go over the 
legal and ethical principles involved in digital forensic 
investigations.
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3. Understand and Support Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and 
Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Activities
This subsection will explain the concepts of a Business 
Continuity Plan (BCP) and a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and 
how you can use them to mitigate damage, restore business 
operations, and avoid significant business interruption. BCP and 
DRP are designed to help a business stay operating in the event 
of a cyberattack or other unforeseen circumstances. This 
section also teaches emergency response and post-disaster 
recovery processes through the use of the DRP. It will cover the 
emergency response plans and procedures, implement 
redundancy and backup, and test procedures.
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SSCP with InfosecTrain
Enroll in the SSCP certification training course at InfosecTrain. 
We are one of the leading security training providers in the 
world. With the help of our highly educated and trained 
instructors, you may earn prestigious (ISC)² SSCP certifications. 
This SSCP training course will teach you how to handle 
incidents utilizing consistent, applied approaches to resolve and 
forensic investigation concepts, business continuity plans (BCR), 
disaster recovery plans (DCR), and more.
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