Overview
The Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification equips you with foundational cybersecurity skills, enabling you to pursue a career in cybersecurity operations. This certification covers essential concepts such as security monitoring, network intrusion analysis, and vulnerability assessment, giving you a solid understanding of how to protect IT infrastructure from cyber threats.
Objectives
By the end of this course, leaner will be able to:
- Master key cybersecurity concepts, including malware types, vulnerability management, and threat prevention techniques.
- Develop skills in security monitoring across networks, applications, and endpoints.
- Perform host-based analysis to understand system and endpoint protections.
- Analyze network intrusions and apply troubleshooting methods to identify and mitigate threats.
- Utilize cybersecurity tools and methodologies to enhance organizational security.
Prerequisites
- A basic understanding of IT infrastructure and operations.
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals and IP addressing.
- Interest in cybersecurity and cyber operations as a career.
- Basic problem-solving skills and analytical mindset.
- Motivation to learn and apply security concepts in practical scenarios.
Course Outline
- Overview of cybersecurity concepts: malware, exploits, zero trust, and threat landscapes.
- Key cybersecurity terminology and definitions.
- Understanding security monitoring tools and technologies.
- Identifying and classifying cyber attacks on various platforms: network, web applications, and social engineering.
- Role of endpoints in cybersecurity, including endpoint detection and response.
- Analyzing attack sources and interpreting logs and system reports to identify threats
- Intrusion detection techniques, including event and alert impact analysis.
- Monitoring network traffic and interpreting data using regular expressions for pattern detection.
- Basic steps in handling and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
- Practical approaches to vulnerability assessment and risk management.