Core Module
Incident Response Lifecycle
NIST SP 800-61 aligned IR methodology: preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication and recovery, and post-incident activity.
What You Learn
A structured, foundation-to-courtroom pathway in incident response and forensic reporting, following NIST SP 800-61 methodology and Australian court admissibility standards.
Incident Response & Court Reporting teaches systematic, defence-ready incident handling: from initial alert triage through containment, eradication, forensic evidence collection, root cause analysis, and the structured delivery of court-admissible expert reports — aligned to ASD Essential Eight, NIST SP 800-61, ASD ISM, and Australian federal court standards.
Core Module
Evidence Preservation Under Pressure
Live response triage, volatile evidence prioritisation, forensic imaging during active incidents, and maintaining unbroken chain of custody while the clock is ticking.
Professional
Expert Reports & Courtroom Testimony
Structuring forensic findings into court-admissible expert reports, opinion qualification statements, witness statement preparation, mock cross-examination sessions, and understanding Australian court expectations.
Module Content
Practical, operator-grade exercises using live-fire incident simulations in an isolated Australian lab environment, from initial alert through to delivering findings under cross-examination.
This Incident Response & Court Reporting module covers: IR triage and scoping, containment strategy execution, forensic evidence collection during live incidents, root cause analysis through attack-path reconstruction, writing court-admissible expert reports using the ABC method, and witness-box preparation including mock testimony sessions with practising Australian barristers.
IR Triage & Scoping
Initial alert validation, incident classification, severity scoring, stakeholder notification, and defining the scope of forensic investigation.
Containment Strategies
Network isolation, account suspension, system quarantine, evidence preservation during containment, and avoiding anti-forensic pitfalls while stopping active threats.
Forensic Collection During IR
KAPE triage packages, Velociraptor hunt artefacts, memory acquisition during live incidents, and disk imaging while maintaining operational continuity.
Root Cause Analysis
Attack path reconstruction, initial access vector identification, privilege escalation mapping, lateral movement tracing, and building the complete incident narrative.
Writing Court-Admissible Reports
Expert opinion structure (ABC method: Assumptions, Basis, Conclusions), qualification statements, technical appendix compilation, and peer review processes.
Witness Box Preparation
Understanding examination-in-chief vs cross-examination, handling adversarial questioning, presenting technical findings to a non-technical court, and mock testimony drills with practising lawyers.
Tools & Standards Used
Professional forensics environment. Same tools and standards as ASD-aligned incident response teams and state police digital forensics units.
Hacking101 Incident Response & Court Reporting is taught using: KAPE, Velociraptor, TheHive case management, Timesketch for timeline analysis, structured report templates aligned to AFP and state police standards, and mock courtroom environments with practising Australian barristers. Compliance benchmarks include ASD Essential Eight (incident response), ASD ISM 1534, NIST SP 800-61, and relevant state Evidence Act provisions for expert testimony admissibility.
✓ ASD Essential Eight
✓ ASD ISM
✓ AFP Forensic Guidelines
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Advisories
This module is built under the express tuteallage of two specialist practitioners who bring together the cutting edge of machine learning and the hard-won credibility of the courtroom. You study directly under their guidance.
Christopher Tran — Resident Machine Learning Expert
Christopher Tran provides the express tuteallage for the AI and machine learning components of this module. Under his instruction you will build and apply real machine learning pipelines for incident response: ML-driven incident correlation that links disparate alerts into coherent attack campaigns, anomaly-based alert triage that surfaces the signals buried in SIEM noise, and predictive attack-path analysis using neural network models that anticipate an adversary's next lateral move before they make it. Christopher ensures every student leaves with a working understanding of how AI augments the incident responder's judgment — from automated log clustering through to generating predictive threat models that inform containment decisions — tooling designed to accelerate and embolden the analyst, never to replace them.
Christopher Tran provides the express tuteallage for the AI and machine learning components of this module. Under his instruction you will build and apply real machine learning pipelines for incident response: ML-driven incident correlation that links disparate alerts into coherent attack campaigns, anomaly-based alert triage that surfaces the signals buried in SIEM noise, and predictive attack-path analysis using neural network models that anticipate an adversary's next lateral move before they make it. Christopher ensures every student leaves with a working understanding of how AI augments the incident responder's judgment — from automated log clustering through to generating predictive threat models that inform containment decisions — tooling designed to accelerate and embolden the analyst, never to replace them.
Ms. Linda Morrell — ASFDE (Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners)
Ms. Linda Morrell is the primary tuteallage provider for this module's courtroom components. A bonafide, dues-paying member of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners — the peak professional body governing forensic document examination across Australia and New Zealand — she has been directly involved in hundreds of Australian cases spanning civil fraud, probate disputes, identity theft, and criminal forgery prosecutions. Her expert opinions on forensic evidence have been tendered and accepted in Australian federal and state courts, where she is recognised as a respected authority whose testimony withstands adversarial cross-examination. In this module, Ms. Morrell personally teaches the expert report writing, opinion formation, and witness-box conduct sections. She steps you through the structured opinion methodology, qualification statement drafting, technical-to-lay translation of digital forensic findings, and the rigours of cross-examination — the same standards she herself applies when stepping into an Australian courtroom. Her involvement ensures that every report and testimony technique taught in this course meets the admissibility benchmarks expected by Australian federal and state courts.
Ms. Linda Morrell is the primary tuteallage provider for this module's courtroom components. A bonafide, dues-paying member of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners — the peak professional body governing forensic document examination across Australia and New Zealand — she has been directly involved in hundreds of Australian cases spanning civil fraud, probate disputes, identity theft, and criminal forgery prosecutions. Her expert opinions on forensic evidence have been tendered and accepted in Australian federal and state courts, where she is recognised as a respected authority whose testimony withstands adversarial cross-examination. In this module, Ms. Morrell personally teaches the expert report writing, opinion formation, and witness-box conduct sections. She steps you through the structured opinion methodology, qualification statement drafting, technical-to-lay translation of digital forensic findings, and the rigours of cross-examination — the same standards she herself applies when stepping into an Australian courtroom. Her involvement ensures that every report and testimony technique taught in this course meets the admissibility benchmarks expected by Australian federal and state courts.
Christopher Tran
Machine Learning Specialist
Resident expert providing express tuteallage in AI-enhanced incident response. Christopher teaches ML-driven incident correlation, anomaly-based alert triage, predictive attack-path analysis via neural network models, and how to generate threat models that inform containment decisions — all tooling built and demonstrated within this module.
Ms. Linda Morrell
ASFDE — Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners
Primary tuteallage provider for the courtroom components of this module. A bonafide ASFDE member with direct involvement in hundreds of Australian cases whose expert opinions have been accepted in Australian federal and state jurisdictions. Ms. Morrell personally teaches expert report writing, opinion formation, and witness-box conduct — ensuring every student learns to the standard she herself upholds under cross-examination.
Study Options
Self-Paced Essential
$1,990
- Full module video library
- 8+ scenario-based IR lab sets
- 6 hands-on evidence preservation labs
- Certificate of completion
Coached Professional
$3,490
- Everything in Essential
- Weekly coach review of IR exercises
- Live mock cross-examination sessions with practising barristers
- Priority report feedback on 4 written expert reports
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this purely theoretical or do you run real simulations?
This module is built around live-fire incident simulations. You work real intrusion scenarios in Hacking101's isolated Australian lab environment, from initial alert through to delivering a mock expert report to a practising barrister who will cross-examine you on your findings.
This module is built around live-fire incident simulations. You work real intrusion scenarios in Hacking101's isolated Australian lab environment, from initial alert through to delivering a mock expert report to a practising barrister who will cross-examine you on your findings.
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