EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)
The CSA course trains you to work in a Security Operations Center (SOC). You learn how to monitor, detect and respond to cyber-threats using modern tools, perform log analysis, threat hunting, incident detection, alert management and basic response actions.
Description
The CSA course trains you to work in a Security Operations Center (SOC). You learn how to monitor, detect and respond to cyber-threats using modern tools, perform log analysis, threat hunting, incident detection, alert management and basic response actions. The training gives both theoretical background and hands-on practices to prepare you for real-world SOC tasks and operations.
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What You Will Learn
This training prepares you for real work in a Security Operations Center by teaching you how to monitor, detect and respond to security incidents using SOC processes and tools.
Part 1: Introduction to SOC operations — SOC structure, roles, processes, monitoring objectives and operational workflows
Part 2: Log and event management — log collection, parsing, correlation, analysis and understanding log sources across systems and networks
Part 3: SIEM concepts and operation — using Security Information and Event Management tools for detection, alert management and investigation
Part 4: Network security monitoring — analysing network traffic, detecting suspicious activity, understanding attacks and anomalies
Part 5: Endpoint security monitoring — host-based analysis, investigating endpoint alerts, malware indicators and suspicious behaviour
Part 6: Threat intelligence — using threat feeds, IOC analysis, enrichment techniques and basic threat hunting
Part 7: Incident detection and escalation — recognising security events, validating alerts, triage, prioritisation and escalation procedures
Part 8: Incident response fundamentals — containment, basic remediation steps and communication workflows
Part 9: SOC reporting and documentation — documenting findings, writing incident summaries and maintaining SOC records
Part 10: Hands-on labs — analysing logs, responding to simulated attacks, working with SIEM tools and performing SOC-level investigations
Certification & Exam
After you complete the CSA training, you can register for the CSA certification exam. The exam tests your ability to monitor security events, analyse logs, detect threats and perform SOC-level investigations.
The exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and lasts 3 hours. You must achieve the required passing score to earn the certification. The exam can be taken online through remote proctoring or at an authorised testing centre.
When you pass the exam, you receive the CSA certificate, confirming your readiness to work as a Tier 1 SOC Analyst and perform fundamental monitoring and incident detection tasks in a Security Operations Center.
What You Will Achieve
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
monitor security events and understand how a SOC operates on a daily basis
analyse logs from different sources and identify suspicious or malicious patterns
use SIEM tools to detect, validate and escalate security incidents
investigate network and endpoint alerts using SOC processes and tools
apply basic threat intelligence techniques to enrich investigations
document incidents clearly and support response teams with accurate findings
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