Course overview
This course aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge to effectively contribute to security operations and incident response teams. This course will cover the role and functions of a Security Operations Center (SOC), techniques for identifying, analysing, and assessing security threats and vulnerabilities, and provide detailed reports that include risk assessments and remediation recommendations. By the end of the course, students will obtain knowledge and skills to understand the role and functions of a Security Operations Centre (SOC), identify and assess security threats and incidents.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the purpose, importance, responsibilities, roles, and key activities of Security Operations Centres (SOCs) in modern cyber security landscapes
- Analyse security events and incidents to determine their severity and potential impact on organisational assets
- Apply incident response methodologies and best practices to mitigate security breaches, minimise damage, recover from breaches and continuously improve an incident response process in a complex IT infrastructure
- Utilise security tools, technologies, and threat intelligence effectively to monitor networks, detect threats, and respond to incidents in real-time
- Demonstrate the knowledge of frameworks for proactive cyber security risk assessment and threat mitigation
Degree list
The following degrees include this course