Course Overview

The Understanding Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) v1.0 course teaches an understanding of the network infrastructure devices, operations, and vulnerabilities of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. You will learn basic information about security concepts, common network application operations and attacks, the Windows and Linux operating systems, and the types of data used to investigate security incidents. After completing this course, you will have the basic knowledge required to perform the job role of an associate-level cybersecurity analyst in a threat-centric security operations center to strengthen network protocol, protect your devices and increase operational efficiency. This course prepares you for the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Explain how a 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 CSIRT.
• Explain the use of VERIS to document security incidents in a standard format.
• Describe the Windows operating system features and functionality.
• Describe the Linux operating system features and functionality.

This course will help you:

• Gain the knowledge and skills to implement protocol that modernizes and tailors your network infrastructure.
• Learn hands-on training to streamline, design, and configure security measures to fortify your networks against Cybersecurity attacks.

Lesson 1: Defining the Security Operations Center
Lesson 2: Understanding Network Infrastructure and Network Security Monitoring Tools
Lesson 3: Exploring Data Type Categories
Lesson 4: Understanding Basic Cryptography Concepts
Lesson 5: Understanding Common TCP/IP Attacks
Lesson 6: Understanding Endpoint Security Technologies
Lesson 7: Understanding Incident Analysis in a Threat-Centric SOC
Lesson 8: Identifying Resources for Hunting Cyber Threats
Lesson 9: Understanding Event Correlation and Normalization
Lesson 10: Identifying Common Attack Vectors
Lesson 11: Identifying Malicious Activity
Lesson 12: Identifying Patterns of Suspicious Behavior
Lesson 13: Conducting Security Incident Investigations
Lesson 14: Using a Playbook Model to Organize Security Monitoring
Lesson 15: Understanding SOC Metrics
Lesson 16: Understanding SOC Workflow and Automation
Lesson 17: Describing Incident Response
Lesson 18: Understanding the Use of VERIS
Lesson 19: Understanding Windows Operating System Basics
Lesson 20: Understanding Linux Operating System Basics