Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)

Overview

CSA is a training and credentialing program that helps the candidate acquire trending and in-demand technical skills through instruction by some of the most experienced trainers in the industry. The program focuses on creating new career opportunities through extensive, meticulous knowledge with enhanced level capabilities for dynamically contributing to a SOC team. Being an intense 3-day program, it thoroughly covers the fundamentals of SOC operations, before relaying the knowledge of log management and correlation, SIEM deployment, advanced incident detection, and incident response. Additionally, the candidate will learn to manage various SOC processes and collaborate with CSIRT at the time of need.

Objective

End-to-end SOC workflow
Incident detection with SIEM
Incident detection with Threat Intelligence
Understanding of SIEM deployment

Content

Module 1: Security Operations and Management
Module 2: Understanding Cyber Threats, IoCs, and Attack Methodology
Module 3: Incidents, Events, and Logging
Module 4: Incident Detection with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Module 5: Enhanced Incident Detection with Threat Intelligence
Module 6: Incident Response

Audience

SOC Analysts (Tier I and Tier II)
Network and Security Administrators, Network and Security Engineers, Network Defense Analyst, Network Defense Technicians, Network Security Specialist, Network Security Operator, and any security professional handling network security operations
Cybersecurity Analyst
Entry-level cybersecurity professionals
Anyone who wants to become a SOC Analyst

Prerequisites

One year of work experience in the Network Admin/Security domain

Certification

Number of questions: 100
Duration: 3 hours
Availability: EC-Council Exam Portal
Test Format: Multiple choice