TCM Security – Security Operations (SOC) 101 2024-8

Published on: 2024-11-05 19:30:50

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Description

Security Operations (SOC) 101 course. This course will help you learn the basics of becoming a SOC analyst by completing over 30 hours of training. take Delivering a comprehensive curriculum and digestible content, this course will help students secure and grow into their first security role or move towards a T2 analyzer to progress. The hands-on exercises included in this course give students concrete skills and experience to discuss in interviews, even though direct experience in a professional SOC role. do not have

What you will learn

Fundamental principles and methods of security operations
Phishing attack analysis and identification techniques
Skills to monitor network traffic for security threats and anomalies
Skills in monitoring and analyzing security events on individual hosts
How to effectively use SIEM to correlate, analyze and manage security events
How to use threat intelligence to improve security operations and incident response
Understanding of common processes, tools and methods in digital forensics
Understanding incident response procedures and best practices in a SOC environment

This course is suitable for people who

Looking to pursue a career in cyber security (beginners with little or no basic knowledge or experience in cyber security), particularly with a focus on defensive security operations in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment.

Course details

Publisher: TCM Security
Lecturer: Andrew Prince
Training level: beginner
Training duration: 30 hours
Number of courses: 123

Course headings

Security Operations (SOC) 101

Prerequisites

System Requirements

To get the most out of this course and follow along with the labs, there will be times where two virtual machines (VMs) need to be run simultaneously. If resources are limited, you can run one VM at a time and follow along with the course. Below are the recommended (ideal) specifications. Feel free to adjust based on your own system’s limitations, but these specs will ensure a smoother experience with the course labs.

Processor: 64-bit Intel i5 or i7, 2.0 GHz or higher.

RAM: At least 8 GB (ideally 8-12+ GB) to efficiently run multiple VMs.

Disk Space: 80-100 GB of free storage. SSDs are recommended for better performance.

Prerequisites

Networking Fundamentals:

Basic understanding of TCP/IP and OSI models.
Knowledge of network concepts such as subnets, internal vs. external IP addresses, network address translation, and routing.
Familiarity with common protocols (e.g., SSH, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS).

The foundations and network sections of the course will provide a refresher on these concepts and more, but it would be ideal to have these foundations coming into the course.

Operating System Fundamentals:

Basic familiarity with Windows and Linux components.
Working with the command-line and knowledge of basic commands and navigation (e.g., cd, ls, cat).
Troubleshooting skills

Basic Information Security Concepts:

Understanding of foundational security concepts such as the CIA triad, security controls, encryption, and hashing.
Basic security appliances and controls (e.g., firewalls, proxies, VPNs, EDR)

The foundations section of the course will provide a comprehensive information security refresher.