Business Security, Governance, & Incident Response

This course is part of CompTIA Security+ Specialization

Instructors: Dan LaChance

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5 modules

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How to develop business continuity and disaster recovery plans, conduct impact analyses, and ensure resilience in the face of security incidents
How to apply security governance frameworks, manage organizational risk, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory and industry requirements
How to execute incident response procedures and apply digital forensics techniques to identify, contain, and recover from security incidents

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There are 5 modules in this course

This Security+ Business Security, Governance & Incident Response course covers business continuity, security governance, risk and compliance, automation, change management, incident response, and digital forensics, bringing together the operational and governance dimensions of enterprise security. Covering approximately 3.5 hours of expert instruction, learners develop the skills to manage the full security lifecycle.

Learners benefit by understanding how to conduct business impact analyses, develop continuity and disaster recovery plans, apply governance frameworks, manage compliance requirements, leverage automation in security operations, and lead incident response procedures. Online labs reinforce business continuity and incident handling tasks. By the end of this course, learners will be able to apply security governance, ensure organizational resilience, and execute incident response and forensics procedures in a professional enterprise environment.

This chapter introduces business security concepts, continuity planning, data roles, personnel controls, attestation, audit processes, supply‑chain safeguards, partnership agreements, change management, automation benefits, and NIST framework exploration.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment2 plugins

5 videosTotal 39 minutes

Business Security, Governance & Incident Response Introduction2 minutes
Introduction to Business Security6 minutes
Business Impact Analysis9 minutes
Data Types and Roles11 minutes
Personnel Risk and Policies10 minutes

1 readingTotal 5 minutes

Business Security Foundations Slide Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 12 minutes

Business Security Foundations Assignment12 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 6 minutes

Product Reliability (Challenge)3 minutes
Defense in Depth (Challenge)3 minutes

What's included

5 videos1 assignment1 plugin

What's included

8 videos1 assignment

8 videosTotal 40 minutes

Change Management4 minutes
Technical Change Management7 minutes
What Is Automation and Orchestration?4 minutes
Benefits of Automation and Orchestration3 minutes
Use Cases of Automation and Orchestration3 minutes
Other Considerations of Automation and Orchestration5 minutes
Putting It All Together6 minutes
Exploring the NIST Frameworks8 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Automation & Change Management Assignment10 minutes

This chapter outlines incident preparation, response planning, testing methods, attack‑analysis models, forensic practices, continuity strategies, scenario handling, investigative tools, and lessons learned.

What's included

11 videos2 readings1 assignment4 plugins

11 videosTotal 50 minutes

Incident Response Overview3 minutes
Incident Response Plans (IRPs)6 minutes
IRP Testing6 minutes
Threat Analysis and Mitigating Actions8 minutes
Digital Forensics5 minutes
Business Continuity and Alternate Sites6 minutes
Autopsy Forensic Browser Lab5 minutes
Analyze Disk Images (Sim)5 minutes
Explore Backup Settings (Sim)2 minutes
Incident Response & Forensics Exam Question Review1 minute
Incident Response & Forensics Ask Me Anything (AMA)2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 10 minutes

Incident Response & Forensics Slide Handout5 minutes
Autopsy Forensic Browser Lab Handout5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes

Incident Response & Forensics Assignment20 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 21 minutes

IRP Life Cycle (Challenge)3 minutes
Backup Media Types (Challenge)3 minutes
Analyze Disk Images (Click-through)5 minutes
Explore Backup Settings (Click-through)10 minutes

Final graded assessment

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1 assignment

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