04-722 Cybersecurity Operations

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is designed to provide students with practical experience in cybersecurity incident detection and response in a real-world setting. In this course, students will get an in-depth understanding of Security Operations Center (SOC) roles and responsibilities, as well as the open-source technologies used to detect, analyze, track and respond to security incidents. Students will gain practical skills in SOC operations, including continuous monitoring, threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, use of SOC tools, as well as managing and tuning them. The course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on labs to prepare students for real world security challenges to get them started as TIER I SOC analysts.

Prerequisites: 18-631 (min B) and 04-720 (min B)

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