CBROPS | Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals
 
Version: 1.0 
Technology areas: Security
 
Overview 
The Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) v1.0 course teaches you security concepts, common network and application operations and attacks, and the types of data needed to investigate security incidents. This course teaches you how to monitor alerts and breaches, and how to understand and follow established procedures for response to alerts converted to incidents. Through a combination of lecture, hands-on labs, and self-study, you will learn the essential skills, concepts, and technologies to be a contributing member of a cybersecurity operations center (SOC) including understanding the IT infrastructure, operations, and vulnerabilities. This course helps you prepare for the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification and the role of a Junior or Entry-level cybersecurity operations analyst in a SOC.
 
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Explain how a Security Operations Center (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.
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Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
Working knowledge of the Windows and Linux operating systems
Familiarity with basics of networking security concepts
 
COURSE DETAILS
How you’ll benefit
This class will help you learn to use Cisco SD-WAN to:
Establish transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher diversit
Meet SLAs for business-critical and real-time applications
Provide end-to-end segmentation for protecting critical enterprise compute resources
Extend seamlessly into the public cloud
Optimize the user experience for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications
 
Who should enroll
This course is designed for individuals seeking a role as an associate-level cybersecurity analyst, IT professionals desiring knowledge in Cybersecurity operations or those in pursuit of the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification including:
Students pursing a technical degree
Current IT professionals
Recent college graduates with a technical degree
 
OUTLINE
	
Defining the Security Operations Center
	
Understanding Network Infrastructure and Network Security Monitoring Tools
	
Exploring Data Type Categories
	
Understanding Basic Cryptography Concepts
	
Understanding Common TCP/IP Attacks
	
Understanding Endpoint Security Technologies
	
Understanding Incident Analysis in a Threat-Centric SOC
	
Identifying Resources for Hunting Cyber Threats
	
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Lab outline
	
Use SIEM Tools to Analyze Data Categories
	
Explore Cryptographic Technologies
	
Explore TCP/IP Attacks
	
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