The course is appropriate for students at many education levels and by the end of the course, students will be prepared to:
• Understand cybersecurity operations network principles, roles, and responsibilities as well as the related technologies, tools, regulations, and frameworks available.
• Apply knowledge and skills to monitor, detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents.
• Apply for entry-level jobs as Associate Security Analyst and Incident Responder.
CyberOps Associate is a hands-on, career-oriented course with an emphasis on practical experience to help students develop specialized skills to successfully handle the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of an associate-level Security Analyst working in a Security Operations Center (SOC).

 What Skills Will You Learn?

• Deepen knowledge in how best to detect and respond to security incidents.
• Gain job-ready, practical skills in cybersecurity operations.
• Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using real equipment and Cisco Packet Tracer.

Course Outline
Module Objectives
Module 1: The Danger
Module 2: Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime
Module 3: The Windows Operating System
Module 4: Linux Overview
Module 5: Network Protocols
Module 6: Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP)
Module 7: Connectivity Verification
Module 8: Address Resolution Protocol
Module 9: The Transport Layer
Module 10: Network Services
Module 11: Network Communication Devices
Module 12: Network Security Infrastructure
Module 13: Attackers and Their Tools
Module 14: Common Threats and Attacks
Module 15: Network Monitoring and Tools
Module 16: Attacking the Foundation
Module 17: Attacking What We Do
Module 18: Understanding Defense
Module 19: Access Control
Module 20: Threat Intelligence
Module 21: Cryptography
Module 22: Endpoint Security
Module 23: Cryptography
Module 24: Technologies and Protocols
Module 25: Network Security Data
Module 26: Evaluating Alerts
Module 27: Working with Network Security Data
Module 28: Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis and Response