Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate

The Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification focuses on cybersecurity operations, security monitoring, and incident response. It is designed for entry-level cybersecurity professionals aiming to work in a Security Operations Center (SOC).

 

Module 1. The Danger

• Introduction
• War Stories
• Threat Actors
• Threat Impact
• The Danger Summary

 

Module 2. Fighters in the War Against

• Cybercrime
• The Modern Security Operations Center
• Becoming a Defender
• Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime
• Summary

 

Module 3. The Windows Operating

• System
• Windows History
• Windows Architecture and Operations
• Windows Configuration and Monitoring
• Windows Security
• The Windows Operating System Summary

 

Module 4. Linux Overview

• 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

 

Module 5. Network Protocols

• Network Communication Process
• Communication Protocols
• Data Encapsulation
• Network Protocols Summary

 

Module 6. Ethernet and Internet Protocol

• (IP)
• Ethernet
• IPv4
• IP Addressing Basics
• Types of IPv4 Addresses
• The Default Gateway
• IPv6 Prefix Length
• Ethernet and IP Protocol Summary

 

Module 7. Principles of Network Security

• ICMP
• Ping and Traceroute Utilities
• Connectivity Verification Summary

 

Module 8. Address Resolution Protocol

• MAC and IP
• ARP
• ARP Issues
• Address Resolution Protocol Summary

 

Module 9. The Transport Layer

• Transport Layer Characteristics
• Transport Layer Session Establishment
• Transport Layer Reliability
• The Transport Layer Summary

 

Module 10. Network Services

• DHCP
• DNS
• NAT
• File Transfer and Sharing Services
• Email
• HTTP
• Network Services Summary

 

Module 11. Network Communication

• Devices
• Network Devices
• Wireless Communications
• Network Communication Devices Summary

 

Module 12. Network Security Infrastructure

• Network Topologies
• Security Devices
• Security Services
• Network Security Infrastructure Summary

 

Module 13. Attackers and Their Tools

• Who is Attacking Our Network?
• Threat Actor Tools
• Attackers and Their Tools Summary

 

Module 14. Common Threats and Attacks

•  Malware
•  Common Network Attacks – Reconnaissance, Access, and Social     Engineering
•  Network Attacks – Denial of Service, Buffer
•  Overflows, and Evasion
•  Common Threats and Attacks Summary

 

Module 15. Observing Network Operation

• Introduction to Network Monitoring
• Introduction to Network Monitoring Tools
• Network Monitoring and Tools Summary

 

Module 16. Attacking the Foundation

• IP PDU Details
• IP Vulnerabilities
• TCP and UDP Vulnerabilities
• Attacking the Foundation Summary

 

Module 17. Attacking What We Do

• IP Services
• Enterprise Services
• Attacking What We Do Summary

 

Module 18. Understanding Defense

•  Defense-in-Depth
•  Security Policies, Regulations, and Standards
•  Understanding Defense Summary

 

Module 19. Access Control

• Access Control Concepts
• AAA usage and operation
• Access Control Summary

 

Module 20. Threat Intelligence

• Information Sources
•  Threat Intelligence Services
•  Threat Intelligence Summary

 

Module 21. Cryptography

• Integrity and Authenticity
• Confidentiality
• Public Key Cryptography
• Authorities and the PKI Trust System
• Applications and Impacts of Cryptography
• Cryptography Summary

 

Module 22. Endpoint Protection

• Antimalware Protection
• Host-based Intrusion Prevention
• Application Security
• Endpoint Protection Summary

 

Module 23. Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment

•  Network and Server Profiling
•  Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
•  Secure Device Management
•  Information Security Management
•  Systems
•  Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment Summary

 

Module 24. Technologies and Protocols

•   Monitoring Common Protocols
•   Security Technologies
•   Technologies and Protocols Summary

 

Module 25. Network Security Data

• Types of Security Data
•  End Device Logs
•  Network Logs
•  Network Security Data Summary

 

Module 26. Evaluating Alerts

•  Source of Alerts
•  Overview of Alert Evaluation
•  Evaluating Alerts Summary

 

Module 27. Working with Network Security Data

•  A Common Data Platform
•  Investigating Network Data
•  Enhancing the Work of the Cybersecurity Analyst
•  Working with Network Security Data Summary

 

Module 28. Digital Forensics and

•  Incident Analysis and Response
•  Evidence Handling and Attack Attribution
•  The Cyber Kill Chain
•  The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
•  Incident Response
•  Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis and
•  Response Summary
•  Prepare for Your Exam and Launch Your Career!