Cybersecurity Operations - Part of Post Diploma Certificate in Core Offensive and Defensive Cybersecurity Skills (SDCP1)
About This Course
The Cybersecurity Operations module covers the fundamentals of security operations centre (SOC) operations. You will learn log management and correlation; Security information and event management (SIEM) deployment; cyber incident detection; and incident response. Additionally, you will learn to manage various SOC processes, procedures, technologies, and workflows; monitor and analyse logs and alerts from a variety of different technologies across multiple platforms (IDS/IPS, end-point protection, servers, and workstations); develop threat cases (correlation rules), and create reports: plan, organize, and perform threat monitoring and analysis; and escalate incidents to appropriate teams for additional assistance.
This module is assessed by coursework.
What You'll Learn
1. Fundamentals of Security Operations Centre (SOC) operations.
2. Log management and correlation.
3. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) deployment.
4. Cyber incident detection and response.
5. Managing SOC processes, procedures, technologies, and workflows.
6. Monitoring and analyzing logs and alerts across multiple platforms (IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, servers, and workstations).
7. Developing threat cases (correlation rules) and creating reports.
8. Planning, organizing, and performing threat monitoring and analysis.
9. Escalating incidents to appropriate teams for additional assistance.
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirement for SDCP1 course is a local Polytechnic Diploma or a recognized Degree in Information and Digital Technologies and/or Engineering.
Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis, such as, based on evidence of at least 2 years of relevant working experience; or supporting evidence of competency readiness in the field of Information and Digital Technologies, and/or Engineering.
Suitable applicants who are shortlisted will have to go through an interview and/or entrance test.