Incident response and investigation have become critical capabilities for organisations facing an increasingly complex threat landscape, where the ability to rapidly detect, analyse, and recover from security breaches can mean the difference between a minor disruption and a catastrophic compromise. These Hacktivity labs offer a comprehensive, hands-on approach to mastering the essential skills of security operations and incident management, designed to develop both technical expertise and critical problem-solving abilities through practical challenges that mirror real-world scenarios. Through guided exercises and interactive challenges facilitated by Hackerbot, participants will gain invaluable experience in security monitoring, forensic analysis, and recovery procedures, learning to think systematically about how attacks unfold and how to respond effectively. The practical exercises bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge of incident response and the reality of investigating actual security breaches, preparing learners to handle the complexities of modern cyber security incidents with confidence and precision.

The labs include hands-on exercises and challenges facilitated by Hackerbot, focusing on aspects like integrity protection, detection, and management, as well as practical strategies for backups, intrusion detection systems (IDS), exfiltration detection, and both live and dead system analysis. Participants will gain practical skills in securing digital assets, detecting unauthorized changes, creating reliable backups, configuring IDS systems, implementing data loss prevention measures, and conducting thorough forensic analysis in both live and offline scenarios. The labs also delve into security information and event management (SIEM) with a focus on Linux systems, providing a comprehensive overview of logging and SIEM concepts using tools like Elastic (ELK) Stack and Auditbeat.