GDPR Data Protection Training: Security Incident Response

This practical course teaches how to build and run an incident response program aligned with GDPR requirements. You'll cover the full response cycle, from identifying incidents to regulatory reporting and remediation. Lessons are backed by tools, cheat sheets, and sample procedures for immediate use.

Additionally, you'll explore how SOCs operate, how breaches impact organizations, and how to use both free and enterprise solutions to detect and respond to threats. Sections include deep dives into GDPR Article 33/34 compliance, malware response strategies, and financial sector-specific threats.

• Design incident workflows that satisfy legal and technical obligations, including security event classification and response protocols.
• Draft effective IR policies and procedures for GDPR compliance and post-incident review.
• Build SOC capabilities and train teams for breach readiness, threat detection, and entity behavior analytics.
• Assess breach severity, determine if unauthorized access occurred, and manage notification timelines under GDPR.
• Use incident response playbooks for phishing, ransomware, insider threats, and other scenarios to reduce the attack surface.
• Understand malware behavior with financial attack case studies and simulate real-world impacts.
• Apply hands-on demos for web and system compromise scenarios using modern security solutions.

By completing this course, you will be ready to lead incident response efforts in your organization and support privacy compliance when a significant incident occurs, while preparing for future incidents through continuous improvement.