04-800-AH Cybersecurity Operations Project
Location: Africa
Units: 12
Semester Offered: Fall, Spring
Location: Africa
Units: 12
Semester Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is designed to provide students with practical experience in cybersecurity incident detection and response in a real-world setting. In this course, students will get an in-depth understanding of Security Operations Center (SOC) roles and responsibilities, as well as the open source technologies used to detect, analyze, track and respond to security incidents. Students will gain practical skills in SOC operations, including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, use of SOC tools, as well as managing and tuning them. The course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on labs to prepare students for real world security challenges to get them started as TIER I SOC analysts.
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
Students will learn how to develop and implement open-source cybersecurity operations solutions. These solutions lower barriers of entry in underserved markets, by providing cost effective alternatives to licensed proprietary cybersecurity solutions.