Threat Hunting and Analytical Investigation
This course equips technical professionals with the skills to proactively identify and isolate sophisticated threats that bypass automated defenses. Employers will benefit from staff capable of identifying latent compromises and hardening infrastructure through empirical analysis.
£450
Certified Proactive Threat Hunter
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Threat Hunting and Analytical Investigation: the short answers
- What is Threat Hunting and Analytical Investigation?
- This course equips technical professionals with the skills to proactively identify and isolate sophisticated threats that bypass automated defenses. Employers will benefit from staff capable of identifying latent compromises and hardening infrastructure through empirical analysis.
- Who is Threat Hunting and Analytical Investigation for?
- It is pitched at Intermediate level for Threat Hunters working in Cybersecurity, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Threat Hunting and Analytical Investigation take?
- Around 24 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Proactive Threat Hunter, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £450 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Construct advanced hypothesis-based hunting queries
- Perform baseline deviation analysis on network traffic
- Document indicators of compromise using STIX/TAXII standards
- Integrate threat intelligence feeds into hunting workflows
- Execute post-incident root cause analysis procedures
Written by Dr. Elena Vance, Senior Intelligence Lead. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Proactive Threat Hunter, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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