GIAC Certified Incident Handler Certification (GCIH)

• Incident Handling and Computer Crime Investigation
• Computer and Network Hacker Exploits
• Hacker Tools (Nmap, Metasploit and Netcat)
  

• Incident handlers
• Incident handling team leads
• System administrators
• Security practitioners
• Security architects
• Any security personnel that are first responders

GCIH with CyberLive

• Discipline-specific certifications
• Practical testing that validates their knowledge and hands-on skills

• Actual programs
• Actual code
• Virtual machines

Candidates are asked practical questions that require performance of real-world-like tasks that mimic specialized job roles.

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NOTE: All GIAC Certification exams are web-based and required to be proctored. There are two proctoring options: remote proctoring through ProctorU, and onsite proctoring through PearsonVUE. Click here for more information.

GIAC certification attempts will be activated in your GIAC account after your application has been approved and according to the terms of your purchase. Details on delivery will be provided along with your registration confirmation upon payment. You will receive an email notification when your certification attempt has been activated in your account. You will have 120 days from the date of activation to complete your certification attempt.

• Detecting Covert Communications
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify and defend against the use of covert tools such as netcat.
• Detecting Evasive Techniques
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, defend against methods attackers use to remove evidence of compromise and hide their presence.
• Detecting Exploitation Tools
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, defend against the use of exploit tools such as Metasploit.
• Drive-By Attacks
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, defend against drive-by attacks in modern environments.
• Endpoint Attack and Pivoting
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify and defend against endpoint specific attacks and pivoting in an environment.
• Incident Response and Cyber Investigation
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the PICERL and DAIR incident handling processes and incident response challenges.
• Memory and Malware Investigation
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the steps necessary to perform basic memory forensics and basic malware analysis.
• Network and Log Investigations
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the steps necessary to perform effective investigations of network and log data.
• Networked Environment Attack
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, defend against, and mitigate against attacks in shared-use environments.
• Password Attacks
  The candidate will demonstrate a detailed understanding of password cracking attacks, common password weaknesses, and password defenses.
• Post-Exploitation Attacks
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how attackers maintain persistence and collect data, and how to identify and defend against an attacker already in a traditional network or a cloud environment.
• Scanning and Mapping
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to discover and map networks and hosts, reveal services and vulnerabilities, and identify and defend against scanning.
• SMB Security
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of SMB features, vulnerabilities, how to discover and access shares, and how to secure the service.
• Web App Attacks
  The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, defend against common web application attacks.

• Training is available in a variety of modalities including live training and OnDemand.
• Practical work experience can help ensure that you have mastered the skills necessary for certification
• College level courses or self paced study through another program or materials may meet the needs for mastery.
• Get information about the procedure to contest exam results.

Practice Tests

• These tests are a simulation of the real exam allowing you to become familiar with the test engine and style of questions.
• Practice exams are a gauge to determine if your preparation methods are sufficient.
• The practice bank questions are limited so you may encounter the same question on practice tests when multiple practice tests are purchased.
• Practice exams never include actual exam questions.
• Purchase a GCIH practice test here.
• GIAC recommends leveraging additional study methods for test preparation.