Incident Response and Disaster Recovery

Course code CYBR 2302

Credit 3.0

Length 55.0 hours

Course outline View

In this course, students will gain an understanding of the key concepts and best practices for managing security incidents, recovering from disasters, and ensuring business resilience. The course covers the development, implementation, testing, and maintenance of incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, as well as the roles and responsibilities involved in each process.

Students will also learn how to integrate these efforts to create a comprehensive resilience program for an organization. Throughout the course, students will apply their knowledge to real-world business scenarios, culminating in a final assignment in which they develop and present a complete resilience plan for a business.

Prerequisites

CYBR 1201.

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What you will learn

  • Introduction to Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
  • Incident Response Planning
  • Incident Detection, Analysis, and Response
  • Incident Recovery and Post-Incident Review
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Disaster Recovery Testing and Maintenance
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Business Continuity Testing and Maintenance
  • Integrating Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
12151 January 8, 2026
to April 16, 2026
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Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

CRN# Duration Delivery Location
22416 May 5, 2026
to August 12, 2026
Lab Varies See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.