Performing Cybersecurity Using Cisco Security Technologies (CBRCOR v1.1)

• Describe the types of service coverage within a SOC and operational responsibilities associated with each 
• Compare security operations considerations of cloud platforms 
• Describe the general methodologies of SOC platforms development, management, and automation 
• Describe asset segmentation, segregation, network segmentation, microsegmentation, and approaches to each, as part of asset controls and protections 
• Describe Zero Trust and associated approaches, as part of asset controls and protections 
• Perform incident investigations using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and/or security orchestration and automation (SOAR) in the SOC 
• Use different types of core security technology platforms for security monitoring, investigation, and response 
• Describe the DevOps and SecDevOps processes 
• Describe the common data formats (e.g., JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), HTML, XML, and Comma-Separated Values (CSV)) 
• Describe API authentication mechanisms 
• Analyze the approach and strategies of threat detection, during monitoring, investigation, and response 
• Determine known Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Indicators of Attack (IOAs) 
• Interpret the sequence of events during an attack based on analysis of traffic patterns 
• Describe the different security tools and their limitations for network analysis (e.g., packet capture tools, traffic analysis tools, and network log analysis tools) 
• Analyze anomalous user and entity behavior (UEBA) 
• Perform proactive threat hunting following best practices

• Cybersecurity Engineers 
• Cybersecurity Investigators 
• Incident Managers 
• Incident Responders 
• Network Engineers 
• SOC Analysts currently functioning at entry level with a minimum of 1 year of experience

Course Outline

• Understanding Risk Management and SOC Operations 
• Understanding Analytical Processes and Playbooks 
• Understanding Cloud Service Model Security Responsibilities 
• Understanding Enterprise Environment Assets 
• Understanding APIs 
• Understanding SOC Development and Deployment Models 
• Investigating Packet Captures, Logs, and Traffic Analysis 
• Investigating Endpoint and Appliance Logs 
• Implementing Threat Tuning 
• Threat Research and Threat Intelligence Practices 
• Performing Security Analytics and Reports in a SOC 
• Malware Forensics Basics 
• Threat Hunting Basics 
• Performing Incident Investigation and Response 

Lab Outline

• Explore Cisco XDR 
• Explore Splunk Phantom Playbooks 
• Evaluate Assets in a Typical Enterprise Environment 
• Fix a Python API Script 
• Create Bash Basic Scripts 
• Examine Cisco Firepower Packet Captures and PCAP Analysis 
• Validate an Attack and Determine the Incident Response 
• Submit a Sample to Cisco Secure Malware Analytics for Analysis 
• Endpoint-Based Attack Scenario Referencing MITRE ATTACK® 
• Explore Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policy and Snort Rules 
• Investigate IOCs using Cisco XDR 
• Explore the ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform 
• Track the TTPs of a Successful Attack Using a TIP 
• Reverse Engineer Malware 
• Perform Threat Hunting 
• Conduct an Incident Response