EC-Council Certified Incident Handler course focuses on a structured approach to performing the incident handling and response (IH&R) process. The IH&R process includes steps such as incident management and response preparation, incident validation and prioritization, incident escalation and notification, forensic evidence collection and analysis, incident containment, system recovery and incident eradication. This systematic incident handling and response process educates stakeholders on the different types of security incidents and how to respond.

Cybersecurity professionals who want to pursue a career in incident management and response need comprehensive training in IH&R concepts as well as real-world scenarios. EC-Council Certified Incident Handler course includes hands-on learning delivered through iLabs, online labs within the training program.

Certified Incident Handler developed by EC-Council offers candidates a method-oriented program that uses a holistic approach to cover broad concepts regarding organizational incident handling and response, from preparing and planning the incident handling response process to recovering organizational assets after a security incident. The skills taught in the ECIH program are sought after by cybersecurity professionals worldwide and respected by employers.