Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) v1.1

– • Explain how a Security Operations Center (SOC) operates and describe the different types of services that are performed from a Tier 1 SOC analyst’s perspective.
– • Explain Network Security Monitoring (NSM) tools that are available to the network security analyst.
– • Explain the data that is available to the network security analyst.
– • Describe the basic concepts and uses of cryptography.
– • Describe security flaws in the TCP/IP protocol and how they can be used to attack networks and hosts.
– • Understand common endpoint security technologies.
– • Understand the kill chain and the diamond models for incident investigations, and the use of exploit kits by threat actors.
– • Identify resources for hunting cyber threats.
– • Explain the need for event data normalization and event correlation.
– • Identify the common attack vectors.
– • Identify malicious activities.
– • Identify patterns of suspicious behaviors.
– • Conduct security incident investigations.
– • Explain the use of a typical playbook in the SOC.
– • Explain the use of SOC metrics to measure the effectiveness of the SOC.
– • Explain the use of a workflow management system and automation to improve the effectiveness of the SOC.
– • Describe a typical incident response plan and the functions of a typical Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
– • Explain the use of Vocabulary for Event Recording and Incident Sharing (VERIS) to document security incidents in a standard format.