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Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS)

Length 5 days
Version 1.0

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Why study this course

The Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) v1.0 course teaches you security concepts, common network and application operations and attacks, and the types of data needed to investigate security incidents.

This course teaches you how to monitor alerts and breaches, and how to understand and follow established procedures for response to alerts converted to incidents. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn the essential skills, concepts, and technologies to be a contributing member of a cybersecurity operations center (SOC) including understanding the IT infrastructure, operations, and vulnerabilities. This course helps you prepare for the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification and the role of a Junior or Entry-level cybersecurity operations analyst in a SOC.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

Aligns to certification

Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate

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What you’ll learn

After taking this course, you should be able to:

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 normalisation 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

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Who is the course for?

This course is designed for individuals seeking a role as an associate-level cybersecurity analyst and IT professionals desiring knowledge in Cybersecurity operations or those in pursuit of the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification including:

Students pursuing a technical degree
Current IT professionals
Recent university/college graduates with a technical degree

Course subjects

Course outline

Defining the Security Operations Center
Understanding Network Infrastructure and Network Security Monitoring Tools
Exploring Data Type Categories
Understanding Basic Cryptography Concepts
Understanding Common TCP/IP Attacks
Understanding Endpoint Security Technologies
Understanding Incident Analysis in a Threat-Centric SOC
Identifying Resources for Hunting Cyber Threats
Understanding Event Correlation and Normalisation
Identifying Common Attack Vectors
Identifying Malicious Activity
Identifying Patterns of Suspicious Behavior
Conducting Security Incident Investigations
Using a Playbook Model to Organise Security Monitoring
Understanding SOC Metrics
Understanding SOC Workflow and Automation
Describing Incident Response
Understanding the Use of VERIS
Understanding Windows Operating System Basics
Understanding Linux Operating System Basics

Lab outline

Use NSM Tools to Analyse Data Categories
Explore Cryptographic Technologies
Explore TCP/IP Attacks
Explore Endpoint Security
Investigate Hacker Methodology
Hunt Malicious Traffic
Correlate Event Logs, Packet Captures (PCAPs), and Alerts of an Attack
Investigate Browser-Based Attacks
Analyse Suspicious Domain Name System (DNS) Activity
Explore Security Data for Analysis
Investigate Suspicious Activity Using Security Onion
Investigate Advanced Persistent Threats
Explore SOC Playbooks
Explore the Windows Operating System
Explore the Linux Operating System

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

- Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
- Working knowledge of the Windows and Linux operating systems
- Familiarity with basics of networking security concepts

The following Cisco course can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)

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Terms & Conditions

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