• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

The Cybersecurity Analyst course is designed to help reinforce concepts for cyber work roles that require monitoring and information analysis to respond to suspicious events. This intermediate-level course focuses on defense techniques leveraging data and tools to identify risks to an organization, and apply effective mitigation strategies to detect and respond to threats.

Learning Objectives

  • List common cyber threats and examples of scanning and assessment tools and techniques to identify potential vulnerabilities.
  • Analyze data from various sources to identify vulnerabilities and recommend strategies for mitigation.
  • Configure and implement threat detection tools to detect incidents, and effectively respond and recover.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Threat Analysis
  • Cyber Defense Analysis
  • Incident Response
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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