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, incident response strategies and procedures, security monitoring tools and technologies for threat detection and mitigation, and security automation and orchestration solutions. By the end of the course, students will obtain knowledge and skills to understand the role and functions of a SOC, identify and assess security threats and incidents, implement incident response strategies and procedures and develop proficiency in using tools and technologies for security monitoring and incident management.
- Foundations of Security Operations
- Incident Response & Automation
- Proactive Defence & Trends
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
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 30378
Section PR04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30379
Section PR03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30380
Section PR02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30381
Section PR01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30382
Section SE01
Size 120
Available 120
Mawson Lakes
Group 1
Class number 30383
Section PR04
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30384
Section PR03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30385
Section PR02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30386
Section PR01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 30387
Section SE01
Size 120
Available 120
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