Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SKIL-0250
Organization:
SkillSoft Corporation
Location:
Online
Length:
26.5 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Fundamentals of SecOps
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to cover the primary goal of SecOps, which is to reduce process inefficiencies of traditional enterprise security and operations teams by making them share accountability, processes, tools, and information, which leads to improved security and operational performance. Students explore the different stages required to go from a Penetration Tester to a SecOps Engineer.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply security measures based on end-user behaviors, physical and Wi-Fi pen testing, and advanced pen testing techniques
  • Respond to incidents by using preemptive troubleshooting, securing network appliances, monitoring systems configuration, patch management, and regulation conformance
  • Perform tasks commonly completed by Ethical Hackers such as disaster recovery configuration and testing, digital forensics, and data exfiltration
  • Perform tasks commonly completed by SecOps Engineers such as configuring intrusion detection and prevention, Windows and network hardening, and creating and monitoring a honeypot

General Topics:

  • Pen Testing Foundation
  • Pen Testing Awareness
  • Implementation of Security Controls
  • Pen Testing End-user Behavior
  • Physical Pen Testing
  • Wireless Pen Testing
  • Advanced Pen Testing Techniques
  • Incident Response Policy and Governance
  • Incident Response Planning Measures
  • Preemptive Troubleshooting
  • Securing Network Appliances
  • Monitoring Systems Configuration
  • Patch Management Strategies
  • Regulation Conformance
  • Ethical Hacker
  • SecOps Engineer
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training
  • Laboratory
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials