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Security Operations

Examine the role and composition of a security operations centre (SOC) and how it works within an organisation.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    3 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover the techniques used by businesses to protect their cyber security

How do businesses handle cyber attacks? What value does a security operations centre give to an organisation? Discover the answers to these questions on this course.

You will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the processes of a SOC and how it’s operated by staff. You will also consider how it fits in within the rest of the business.

What topics will you cover?

  • The role of the security operations centre (SOC)
  • SOC processes
  • SOC staff
  • The SOC interface with the business
  • SOC, governance and IT service management
  • Security traps and the dark net

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone looking to learn more about cyber security incidents and how they’re addressed by modern organisations.

What software or tools do you need?

In order to complete the practical laboratory exercises that take place in this course and across the rest of the program, you’ll need to download and configure the Virtual Machines (VMs) from our repository. In order to complete the virtual labs you will need a PC capable of running Virtual Machines (VMs).

We recommend at least a dual-core CPU with Intel’s vt-x or AMD-V enabled (sometimes these features require a BIOS setting to activate in same laptops). You will also need a minimum of 8GB of memory and about 60GB of free hard disk space to store the VMs.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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