Demonstrate readiness to execute effective incident response in your enterprise, showing deep understanding of tools and methodologies.
The GIAC Enterprise Incident Response (GEIR) certification validates a practitioner's command of enterprise-class incident response and threat hunting tools and techniques. GEIR certification holders are qualified to employ analysis methodologies to understand attacker movement across varying functions and operating systems.
Areas Covered
- Incident Response Team management and coordination
- Enterprise incident detection and threat hunting
- Large-scale event correlation and timeline analysis
- Multi-platform artifact analysis: Windows, Linux, macOS, containers, and cloud environments
Who is GEIR for?
- Incident Response Team leads and advanced practitioners
- Threat hunting professionals
- Experienced digital forensic analysts
- Enterprise detection engineers
- Federal agents and law enforcement professionals
- SANS DFIR alumni looking to apply their forensic skills at scale.
CyberLive: Real labs. Real tools. Real skills.
CyberLive is a hands-on exam format that replaces traditional multiple-choice testing with performance-based challenges in realistic lab environments to validate real-world capability.
Virtual Machines:
Full-scale lab systems that behave like physical computers: install, attack, defend, and run services.
Real Security Tools:
Exact tools used by professionals every day including all the quirks and challenges
Authentic Code:
Real code, real exploits, real impacts
“Instructor Testimonial
The course is built around a realistic scenario, working the students through the phases of IR at scale using tools which help drive a deep understanding. We cover a range of technologies and a lot of data, exactly as you might expect to see in your own enterprise. By learning how to target our response, share CTI and leverage our tools, we truly step up our IR capabilities to meet even the most dedicated adversary. For anyone charged with incident response in an enterprise, this course is for you.”
Exam Format
- 1 proctored exam
- 82 questions
- 3 hours
- Minimum passing score of 72%
Note: GIAC periodically reviews and may update certification specifications to ensure fairness, validity, and reliability. Using a psychometric standard-setting study, GIAC has set the passing score for the GEIR exam at 72% for all candidates who receive the exam version released on or after April 20, 2024.
To confirm the exam format and passing score that apply to your specific attempt, please refer to the Certification Information section of your GIAC account: https://exams.giac.org/pages/attempts.
Certification Delivery
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.
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.
Exam Certification Objectives & Outcome Statements
- Cloud Response and AnalysisThe candidate will demonstrate a familiarity with popular cloud attack scenarios and display an understanding of common manual and automated techniques for identifying, extracting, and analyzing artifacts when responding to a cloud-based incident.
- Container DFIR FundamentalsThe candidate will demonstrate a basic understanding of container technology, a familiarity with common attack techniques performed against containers, and a foundational digital forensic and incident response strategy when responding to a container-based incident.
- Detecting Modern AttacksThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to apply threat intelligence and information gathered through proactive threat hunting to support the detection and response to modern attacks.
- Enterprise Incident Response ManagementThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to manage and conduct effective incident response within an enterprise environment and will display a familiarity with techniques used to address common operational challenges while performing large scale investigations.
- Enterprise Visibility and Incident ScopingThe candidate will demonstrate a familiarity with common data source types in an enterprise environment and will display an understanding of strategies to aggregate telemetry from a large volume of disparate resources in order to scope an incident.
- Foundational Cloud ConceptsThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of fundamental cloud concepts and a familiarity with the most common cloud services that enterprises use to support business operations.
- Linux DFIR FundamentalsThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of digital forensics and incident response fundamentals for a Linux system, including foundational knowledge of the file system, locations and format of important logs, and key configuration files.
- Linux EssentialsThe candidate will demonstrate a basic understanding of a Linux operating system, common challenges when securing and monitoring Linux systems, and popular platform-specific attack techniques across an attack lifecycle.
- macOS DFIR FundamentalsThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of digital forensics and incident response fundamentals for a macOS system, including foundational knowledge of the file system, locations and format of important logs, and key configuration files.
- macOS EssentialsThe candidate will demonstrate a basic understanding of a macOS operating system, common challenges when securing and monitoring macOS systems, and popular platform-specific attack techniques across an attack lifecycle.
- Rapid Response Triage at ScaleThe candidate will demonstrate an understanding of how to efficiently collect, process, and analyze incident response triage data across a large volume of endpoints.
Practice Tests
- Practice exams are a simulation of the real exam, allowing you to become familiar with the test engine and style of questions
- Practice exams can serve as a gauge to determine if your preparation methods are sufficient
- The bank of practice questions is limited, so you may encounter the same question on multiple practice tests
- Practice exams never include actual exam questions
- Purchase a GEIR practice test here
Other Resources
- 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 other programs or materials may meet the needs for mastery
- Understand the procedure to contest exam results
- Use this justification letter to share key details of this certification opportunity with your boss