Security Analyst

What you'll learn

• Explain core security principles, threats, and attacker techniques
• Apply risk management with the NIST RMF and common control frameworks
• Monitor systems and investigate alerts with SIEM platforms
• Analyse network traffic and harden networks, systems, and the cloud
• Work confidently on the Linux command line
• Query and investigate data with SQL
• Assess vulnerabilities and run the incident response lifecycle
• Automate security tasks with Python
• Build a portfolio and prepare for analyst interviews

Curriculum

1. 01Cybersecurity FoundationsWhat security means, and what an analyst actually does
   • What security means in practice and the value of cybersecurity
   • Security analyst responsibilities and the core skills of the role
   • Malware types and common attack vectors
   • Social engineering techniques
   • Attack types and threat actor profiles
   • Core security domains (CISSP aligned)
   • Ethics in cybersecurity
   • Starting your cybersecurity portfolio
2. 02Risk Management and Security FrameworksBuilding the Shield, governing risk with proven frameworks and controls
3. 03Security Operations, Monitoring and SIEMDetect and investigate threats the way a SOC does
4. 04Network Fundamentals for DefendersHow networks work, and how attackers and defenders use them
5. 05Computing and Operating System FundamentalsOperating systems, virtualization, and the Linux command line
6. 06Databases and SQL for AnalystsStore, query, and investigate data with SQL
7. 07Threat Analysis and Vulnerability AssessmentApplied Track begins, find weaknesses before attackers do
8. 08Incident Analysis, Alerting and Response WorkflowsRun investigations and response end to end
9. 09Python Scripting for SecurityAutomate the repetitive parts of the job
10. 10Career LaunchPortfolio, interviews, and job readiness

Tools & technologies