CISCO Networking Academy

CyberOps Associate

Learn about cybersecurity governance and build your skills to manage threats.

Achievements

Badges you can earn in this course.
 

Overview

Step into the exciting world of cybersecurity, where you’ll defend against cybercrime, outmaneuver cyber espionage, and address a variety of networking threats. As one of the fastest-growing industries, cybersecurity offers you the opportunity to develop sought-after skills and join a Security Operations Center (SOC) team. This course prepares you for the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate Certification, equipping you with the essential skills needed for high-demand SOC Analyst roles across various industries. Discover how SOC teams identify and respond to security incidents, while gaining expertise in security concepts, monitoring, host-based analysis, network intrusion analysis, and security policy procedures. Aligned with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, this course ensures consistency in cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: The Danger
  • Introduction
  • War Stories
  • Threat Actors
  • Threat Impact
  • The Danger Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Modern Security Operations Center
  • Becoming a Defender
  • Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime Summary
  • Introduction
  • Windows History
  • Windows Architecture and Operations
  • Windows Configuration and Monitoring
  • Windows Security
  • The Windows Operating System Summary
  • Introduction
  • Linux Basics
  • Working in the Linux Shell
  • Linux Servers and Clients
  • Basic Server Administration
  • The Linux File System
  • Working with the Linux GUI
  • Working on a Linux Host
  • Linux Basics Summary
  • Introduction
  • Network Communications Process
  • Communications Protocols
  • Data Encapsulation
  • Network Protocols Summary
  • Introduction
  • Ethernet
  • IPv4
  • IP Addressing Basics
  • Types of IPv4 Addresses
  • The Default Gateway
  • IPv6
  • Ethernet and IP Protocol Summary
  • Introduction
  • ICMP
  • Ping and Traceroute Utilities
  • Connectivity Verification Summary
  • Introduction
  • MAC and IP
  • ARP
  • ARP Issues
  • Address Resolution Protocol Summary
  • Introduction
  • Transport Layer Characteristics
  • Transport Layer Session Establishment
  • Transport Layer Reliability
  • The Transport Layer Summary
  • Introduction
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • NAT
  • File Transfer and Sharing Services
  • Email
  • HTTP
  • Network Services Summary