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CertNexus CFR-410 Exam

CyberSec First Responder

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Last Updated : 12-04-2024

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Exam Name	CyberSec First Responder
Exam Code	CFR-410
Actual Exam Duration	120 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam	80
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Section	Weight	Objectives
Domain 1.0 Identify	22%	Objective 1.1 Identify assets (applications, workstations, servers, appliances, operating systems, and others). Asset identification tools Active Passive Tools Nessus Nmap Network monitoring tools Operating system information macOS Windows Linux/Unix Android iOS Determine which tools to use for each part of the network Network topology and architecture information Data flow Vulnerable ports SPAN ports and TAP devices for live packet capture Objective 1.2 Identify factors that affect the tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination architecture’s form and function. Identify relevant policies and procedures Collect artifacts and evidence based on volatility level Review service level agreements (SLAs) Network scanning Assets and underlying risks Data collection Data analytics and e-discovery Monitor threats and vulnerabilities CVSS CVE CWE CAPEC Threat modeling Identify TTPs Objective 1.3 Identify and evaluate vulnerabilities and threat actors. Vulnerability scanning tools Threat targets Individuals Non-profit associations Corporations Governments Critical Infrastructure Systems Mobile IoT SCADA ICS PLC Threat actors Threat motives/reasons Threat intent Attack phases Attack vectors Technique criteria Objective 1.4 Identify applicable compliance, standards, frameworks, and best practices for privacy. Privacy laws, standards, and regulations GDPR HIPAA COPPA GLBA CAN-SPAM National privacy laws Frameworks NIST Privacy Framework ISO/IEC 27000 series ISO 29100 AICPA Generally Accepted Privacy Principles (GAPP) Best practices Federal Trade Commission Objective 1.5 Identify applicable compliance, standards, frameworks, and best practices for security. Security laws, standards, and regulations ISO/IEC 27000 series ANSI/ISA-62443 NIST Special Publication 800 Series Standard of Good Practice from ISF NERC 1300 RFC 2196 PCI DSS SSAE 18 Frameworks NIST Cybersecurity Framework CIS Critical Security Controls COBIT NIST Special Publication 800-61 DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) IT Assurance Framework (ITAF) Best practices OWASP MITRE CAPEC CSA Objective 1.6 Identify and conduct vulnerability assessment processes. Critical assets and data Establish scope Determine vulnerability assessment frequency Identify common areas of vulnerability Users Internal acceptable use policies Operating systems Applications Networking software Network operations and management Firewall Network security applications Database software Network devices Access points Routers Wireless routers Switches Firewall Modems NAT (Network Address Translation) Network infrastructure Network configurations Network services DSL Wireless protocols IP addressing Configuration files IoT Regulatory requirements Changes to the system Determine scanning criteria IoC information Perform a vulnerability assessment Determine scanning criteria Utilize scanning tools Identify and assess exposures Generate reports Conduct post-assessment tasks Remediate/mitigate vulnerabilities Recovery planning processes and procedures Hardening Patches Exceptions documented Conduct audit/validate action was taken Objective 1.7 Establish relationships between internal teams and external groups like law enforcement agencies and vendors. Formal policies that drive these internal and external relationships and engagements SLAs Communication policies and procedures Points of contact and methods of contact Vendor agreements, NDAs, and vendor assessment questionnaires Privacy rules and laws Understanding of relevant law enforcement agencies
Domain 2.0 Protect	24%	Objective 2.1 Analyze and report system security posture trends. Data analytics Prioritize the risk observations and formulate remediation steps Analyze security system logs, tools, and data Threats and vulnerabilities Intrusion prevention systems and tools Security vulnerability databases CVE CVSS OSVDB Discover vulnerabilities in information systems Create reports and document evidence Objective 2.2 Apply security policies to meet the system’s cybersecurity objectives and defend against cyber attacks and intrusions. Cybersecurity policies and procedures Acceptable use policy Network access control (NAC) Disaster recovery and business continuity plans Remote work policies Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPOs) Best practices in hardening techniques Threats and vulnerabilities Security laws, standards, and regulations Risk management principles Attack methods and techniques Footprinting Scanning Enumeration Gaining access Web attacks Password attacks Wireless attacks Social engineering Man-in-the-middle Malware Out of band DoS DDoS Resource exhaustion Forced system outage Packet generators Objective 2.3 Collaborate across internal and external organizational lines to enhance the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information. Organizational structure Internal teams Personnel roles and responsibilities Communication policies and procedures Knowledge sharing processes Conflict management SLAs Relationships with external stakeholders Law enforcement Vendors Objective 2.4 Employ approved defense-in-depth principles and practices. Intrusion Prevention or Detection Systems (IDS/IPS) Firewalls Network Segmentation Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Account Management The Principle of Least Privilege Separation of duties Password policy enforcement Active directory hygiene Patch management Mobile Device Management (MDM) Objective 2.5 Develop and implement cybersecurity independent audit processes. Identify assets Cybersecurity policies and procedures Data security policies Cybersecurity auditing processes and procedures Audit objectives Network structure Compliance standards Document and communicate results Objective 2.6 Ensure that plans of action are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, and inspections. Review assessments, audits, and inspections Analyze critical issues for action Develop plans of action Specify success criteria Remediation planning Resource implications Monitoring procedures Objective 2.7 Protect organizational resources through security updates. Cybersecurity policies and procedures Software updates Scope Attributes Vulnerabilities Firmware updates Scope Attributes Vulnerabilities Software patches Objective 2.8 Protect identity management and access control within the organization, including physical and remote access. Enterprise resources Access control Authentication systems Remote-access monitoring Cybersecurity policies and procedures Identity management Authorization Infrastructure/physical security Physical security controls User credentials
Domain 3.0 Detect	18%	Objective 3.1 Analyze common indicators of potential compromise, anomalies, and patterns. Analyze security system logs, security tools, and data IP networking/ IP resolving DoS attacks/ DDoS attacks Security Vulnerability Databases Intrusion Detection Systems Network encryption SSL decryption SIEM Firewalls DLP IPS IDS Evaluate and interpret metadata Malware Network topology Anomalies False positives Superhuman logins/geo-velocity APT activity Botnets Unauthorized programs in the startup menu Malicious software Presence of attack tools Registry entries Unusual network traffic Bandwidth usage Malicious network communication Off-hours usage New administrator/user accounts Guest account usage Unknown open ports Unknown use of protocols Service disruption Website defacement Unauthorized changes/modifications Suspicious files Patches Recipient of suspicious emails Unauthorized sessions Failed logins Rogue hardware Objective 3.2 Perform analysis of log files from various sources to identify possible threats to network security. Log collection Agent-based Agentless Syslog Log auditing Source validation Verification of log integrity Evidence collection Log enrichment IP address and hostname resolution Field name consistency Time zones Alerts, reports, and event correlation Threat hunting Long tail analysis Intrusion detection Behavioral monitoring Log retention Industry compliance/regulatory requirements Log aggregator and analytics tools SIEM Linux tools grep cut diff Windows tools Find WMIC Event Viewer Scripting languages Bash PowerShell Data sources Network-based WAP logs WIPS logs Controller logs Packet capture Traffic log Flow data Device state data SDN Host-based Linux syslog Application logs Cloud Audit logs Threat feeds Objective 3.3 Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities. Asset discovery methods and tools Alerting systems Intrusion Prevention or Detection Systems (IDS/IPS) Firewalls Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Common indicators of potential compromise, anomalies, and patterns Analysis tools Document and communicate results Objective 3.4 Take appropriate action to document and escalate incidents that may cause an ongoing and immediate impact on the environment. Communication and documentation policies and processes Security incident reports Description Potential impact Sensitivity of information Logs Escalation processes and procedures Specific technical processes Techniques Checklists Forms Incident response teams Levels of Authority Personnel roles and responsibilities Document and communicate results Objective 3.5 Determine the extent of threats and recommend courses of action or countermeasures to mitigate risks. Post exploitation tools and tactics Command and control Data exfiltration Pivoting Lateral movement Persistence/maintaining access Keylogging Anti-forensics Covering tracks Prioritization or severity ratings of incidents Communication policies and procedures Levels of Authority Communicate recommended courses of action and countermeasures
Domain 4.0 Respond	19%	Objective 4.1 Execute the incident response process. Incident response plans and processes Communication with internal and external stakeholders Personnel roles and responsibilities Incident reporting Containment Methods Allowlist/blocklist IDS/IPS rules configuration Network segmentation Web content filtering Port blocking Containment Tools Firewall IDS/IPS Web proxy Anti-malware Endpoint security solutions DLP Windows tools to analyze incidents Registry Network File system Malware Processes Services Volatile memory Active Directory tools Linux-based tools to analyze incidents Network File system Malware Processes Volatile memory Session management Objective 4.2 Collect and seize documentary or physical evidence and create a forensically sound duplicate that ensures the original evidence is not unintentionally modified to use for data recovery and analysis processes. Evidence collection, preservation, and security Digital Physical Chain of custody Forensic investigation Static analysis Dynamic analysis Forensic collection and analysis tools FTK EnCase eDiscovery Forensic Explorer Kali Linux Forensic Mode CAINE SANS SIFT Volatility Binalyze AIR Forensically sound duplicates Document and communicate results Objective 4.3 Correlate incident data and create reports. Logs Data analysis Intrusion Prevention or Detection Systems (IDS/IPS) Forensics analysis Correlation analysis Event correlation tools and techniques Root cause analysis Alerting systems Incident reports Document and communicate results Objective 4.4 Implement system security measures in accordance with established procedures. Escalation procedures Chain of command Organizational systems and processes Policies Procedures Incident response plan Security configuration controls Baseline configurations Hardening documentation Document measures implemented Objective 4.5 Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of intrusion sets. Threat actors Patterns of activity Methods Tactics Early stages of the campaign Key facts of the infrastructure Artifacts and tools used Techniques Technological Non-technological Procedures Objective 4.6 Interface with internal teams and external organizations to ensure appropriate and accurate dissemination of incident information. Communication policies and procedures Internal communication methods Secure channels Out-of-band communications External communication guidelines Local law enforcement Stockholders Breach victims Media Other CERTs/CSIRTs Vendors
Domain 5.0 Recover	17%	Objective 5.1 Implement recovery planning processes and procedures to restore systems and assets affected by cybersecurity incidents. Post-incident Root cause analysis After Action Report (AAR) Lessons learned Reporting and documentation Analyze incident reports Execute recovery planning processes and procedures Document and communicate results Objective 5.2 Implement specific cybersecurity countermeasures for systems and applications. Security requirements of systems System interoperability and integration Prevention & mitigation Actions Processes Tools and technologies Devices Systems Safeguards Security features Management constraints Personnel security Physical structures, areas, and devices Objective 5.3 Review forensic images and other data sources for recovery of potentially relevant information. Memory forensics analysis/tools Volatility Data sources and disk images Analysis of digital evidence Hardware and software tools File copying techniques Logical backup Bit stream imaging File modification, access, and creation times Forensic recordkeeping Automated audit trails Chain of custody Forensic investigation Forensic collection and analysis tools Objective 5.4 Provide advice and input for disaster recovery, contingency, and continuity of operations plans. Recovery planning processes Contingency planning Systems and assets Lessons learned Review of existing strategies Implement improvements Document and communicate reports, lessons learned, and advice for recovery, contingency, and continuity of operations plans

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