Blue Team Fundamentals: Security Operations and Analysis Training Course
The Blue Team is tasked with safeguarding an organization's network, systems, and data from cyber threats. Their primary focus is on monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents using various tools and strategies to enhance cybersecurity defenses.
This course emphasizes the defensive aspects of cybersecurity, covering areas such as security operations, threat detection, incident response, and log analysis. Participants will gain practical experience with essential tools and techniques used to protect against cyber threats.
The training is led by an instructor and can be conducted either online or on-site. It is designed for intermediate-level IT security professionals who aim to enhance their skills in security monitoring, analysis, and response.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Comprehend the role of a Blue Team in cybersecurity operations.
- Utilize SIEM tools for security monitoring and log analysis.
- Identify, analyze, and respond to security incidents effectively.
- Conduct network traffic analysis and gather threat intelligence.
- Implement best practices in security operations center (SOC) workflows.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lectures and discussions.
- A significant amount of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction to Blue Team Operations
- Overview of Blue Team and its role in cybersecurity
- Understanding attack surfaces and threat landscapes
- Introduction to security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS)
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Introduction to SIEM and log management
- Setting up and configuring SIEM tools
- Analyzing security logs and detecting anomalies
Network Traffic Analysis
- Understanding network traffic and packet analysis
- Using Wireshark for packet inspection
- Detecting network intrusions and suspicious activity
Threat Intelligence and Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)
- Introduction to threat intelligence
- Identifying and analyzing IoCs
- Threat hunting techniques and best practices
Incident Detection and Response
- Incident response lifecycle and frameworks
- Analyzing security incidents and containment strategies
- Forensic investigation and malware analysis fundamentals
Security Operations Center (SOC) and Best Practices
- Understanding SOC structure and workflows
- Automating security operations with scripts and playbooks
- Blue Team collaboration with Red Team and Purple Team exercises
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts
- Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewalls, IDS/IPS)
- Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
Audience
- Security analysts
- IT administrators
- Cybersecurity professionals
- Network defenders
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The trainer was very knowledgable and took time to give a very good insight into cyber security issues. A lot of these examples could be used or modified for our learners and create some very engaging lesson activities.
Jenna - Merthyr College
Course - Fundamentals of Corporate Cyber Warfare
Pentester skills what demonstrate teacher
Oleksii Adamovych - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - Ethical Hacker
The instructor has a very wide range of knowledge and is committed to what he does. He is able to interest the listener with his course. The scope of the training fully met my expectations.
Karolina Pfajfer - EY GLOBAL SERVICES (POLAND) SP Z O O
Course - MasterClass Certified Ethical Hacker Program
All is excellent
Manar Abu Talib - Dubai Electronic Security Center
Course - MITRE ATT&CK
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