SOC Foundations
Master the core concepts every Security Operations Center analyst needs: CIA fundamentals, threat landscape, risk management, and traffic analysis basics.
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Security Foundations
Core principles that underpin all security operations
Risk & Vulnerability Management
Assessing and prioritizing security threats
Security Approaches
Defense in depth, zero trust, and security architecture patterns
Risk Rating
Calculating and communicating risk levels to stakeholders
Risk Register
Documenting and tracking organizational risks
CVSS Terminology
Common Vulnerability Scoring System - vectors, metrics, and calculator
Attack Surface
Attack Surface Management - identify, classify, prioritize, remediate
SOC Operations
Tools and processes for security monitoring
Traffic Analysis
Monitoring and interpreting network communications
5-Tuple Approach
Identifying network sessions: source/dest IP, source/dest port, protocol
Data Visibility
TAP vs SPAN vs NetFlow - collection methods and sensor placement
Data Types from Output
Log formats, alert structures, and field extraction
Detection Methods
Signature vs Anomaly vs Behavioral - when to use each approach
Data Loss from Traffic
Detecting exfiltration: DNS tunneling, HTTP encoding, encrypted channels
Hands-On Labs
Top Hacker Shows Us How It's Done
Video analysis: Watch and analyze real-world hacking demonstrations
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Learning the Details of Attacks
OSINT research: Document a real cyber attack with IOCs and MITRE mapping
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Becoming a Defender
Career exploration: Self-assess skills and create your development roadmap
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Identify Running Processes
Terminal lab: Enumerate and analyze processes on Linux and Windows
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Processes, Threads, Handles & Registry
Windows internals: Explore system components with PowerShell
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Create User Accounts
User management: Create and manage accounts on Linux and Windows
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