Email forensics Incident Handling
RCCE students will learn email security architecture including SMTP protocol security, email authentication mechanisms (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), email gateway configuration, anti-phishing controls, attachment sandboxing, URL rewriting, and email encryption. RCCE students will learn to analyze email headers for spoofing indicators, configure email security controls to prevent business email compromise, investigate email-based attacks, implement data loss prevention for outbound email, deploy email encryption for sensitive communications, and tune email security rules to balance protection with business communication needs. This incident response course prepares students to act decisively during security incidents with structured workflows and clear decision frameworks. Building on core knowledge, RCCE students will learn containment, evidence collection, eradication, and recovery procedures specific to this domain. Students practice incident scenarios that build the composure, coordination, and documentation skills essential for effective incident handling.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Email forensics Incident Handling
- Execute hands-on tasks for email forensics
- Execute hands-on tasks for incident handling
- Explain DFIR Foundations • Intermediate • 6 Credit Hours fundamentals
- Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for email forensics & investigation
- Build detections and response workflows for privilege escalation
- Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Execute hands-on tasks for port assignments — covering EHLO/HELO handshake.
- Execute hands-on tasks for email header structure
- Execute hands-on tasks for header field
| Module 01 | Email Forensics |
| Module 02 | Incident Handling |
| Module 03 | DFIR Foundations • Intermediate • 6 Credit Hours |
| Module 04 | Course Overview |
| Module 05 | Email Security Architecture |
| Module 06 | Email Forensics & Investigation |
| Module 07 | Incident Response Procedures |
| Module 08 | Learning Objectives |
| Module 09 | SMTP Protocol Architecture |
| Module 10 | Port Assignments |
| Module 11 | Email Header Structure |
| Module 12 | Header Field |
| Module 13 | Forensic Value |
| Module 14 | Signs Message |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice email forensics incident handling by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for email forensics
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for incident handling
- Lab 3: Explain DFIR Foundations • Intermediate • 6 Credit Hours fundamentals
- Lab 4: Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Lab 5: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Email forensics Incident Handling, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI