This program is designed to validate the day-to-day, tactical knowledge and skills that Security Operations Center (SOC) teams need to prevent, detect, and defend against cybersecurity threats. Students will learn the fundamentals needed for associate-level job roles, including security concepts, common network and application operations and attacks, and the types of data needed to investigate security incidents, as well as how to monitor alerts and breaches, and how to understand and follow established procedures for response to incidents. Program completers will be prepared to obtain the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification.

Competency Goals

• Explain how a Security Operations Center (SOC) operates and describe the different types of services that are performed from a Tier 1 SOC analyst’s perspective.
• Explain Network Security Monitoring (NSM) tools that are available to the network security analyst.
• Explain the data that is available to the network security analyst.
• Describe the basic concepts and uses of cryptography.
• Describe security flaws in the TCP/IP protocol and how they can be used to attack networks and hosts.
• Understand common endpoint security technologies.
• Understand the kill chain and the diamond models for incident investigations, and the use of exploit kits by threat actors.
• Identify resources for hunting cyber threats.
• Explain the need for event data normalization and event correlation.
• Identify the common attack vectors.
• Identify malicious activities.
• Identify patterns of suspicious behaviors.
• Conduct security incident investigations.
• Explain the use of a typical playbook in the SOC.
• Explain the use of SOC metrics to measure the effectiveness of the SOC.
• Explain the use of a workflow management system and automation to improve the effectiveness of the SOC.
• Describe a typical incident response plan and the functions of a typical Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
• Explain the use of Vocabulary for Event Recording and Incident Sharing (VERIS) to document security incidents in a standard format.

Sample Job Titles

Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Information Technology Specialist (IT Specialist), Local Area Network Administrator (LAN Administrator), Information Technology Manager (IT Manager), Information Technology Director (IT Director), Systems Engineer, Network Manager, Network Specialist, or other similar jobs.

Location(s) Program Offered: Memphis

Learning Methodology: Residential

Credential Awarded: Certificate of Completion

Length of Program: 72 Clock Hours (1-2 Months)

Lecture/Lab Hours: 43/29

Maximum Student/Teacher Ratio: 25:1

Withdrawal Fee: $100.00

Prerequisites: Either 1 year relevant work experience, 1 year postsecondary education at an accredited institution in a related field, or 1 industry certification in a related field

Tuition for Program: $3,750.00

Course Materials Fee (nonrefundable): $250.00

Included in Course Materials Fee
Digital Course Content: $50.00
Virtual Labs: $100.00
Practice Tests: $75.00
eBooks: $25.00