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The Cybersecurity Analyst Specialization equips learners with job-ready skills to detect, analyze, and respond to modern cyber threats in enterprise environments. Aligned with real-world SOC practices, it integrates threat intelligence, ethical hacking, vulnerability management, digital forensics, incident response, and AI-driven security into a unified defensive framework.
Across four courses, learners build foundations in cyber threats, Linux security operations, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain. They advance into reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning, remediation workflows, SIEM monitoring, endpoint detection, forensic investigation, and full incident response lifecycles.
The program also explores AI-driven SOC automation, secure prompt engineering, adversarial ML defenses, and AI governance. By completion, learners are prepared to operate confidently in cybersecurity analyst, SOC, and blue team roles.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Cybersecurity and Network Defense Fundamentals
- Course 2: Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning
- Course 3: Incident Response and Cyber Forensics
- Course 4: Generative AI for Cybersecurity Professionals
Courses
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This program equips aspiring cybersecurity professionals, SOC analysts, network engineers, and system administrators with the foundational knowledge and practical skills required to understand, analyze, and defend against modern cyber threats in enterprise environments. You will begin by exploring the evolving cyber threat landscape, examining attacker motivations, adversary methodologies, and structured attack lifecycles using frameworks such as the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK. Through guided demonstrations and applied analysis, you will learn how attackers conduct reconnaissance, exploit vulnerabilities, and move across networks—and how defenders detect and disrupt these activities using structured security operations techniques. Building on this foundation, you will develop practical Linux skills essential for cybersecurity operations. Working within a Kali Linux environment, you will execute core command-line operations, analyze system logs, apply regular expressions for investigation, and map adversary techniques using MITRE ATT&CK Navigator. The course also introduces structured threat intelligence practices, including OSINT collection and STIX/TAXII-based intelligence sharing. Using tools such as Maltego and theHarvester, you will learn how to uncover external attack surfaces and enhance situational awareness through intelligence-driven defense. Next, the program explores attack vectors and exploitation techniques commonly used in real-world cyber incidents. You will analyze phishing campaigns, social engineering tactics, malware delivery methods, and ransomware lifecycles. Through controlled demonstrations and sandbox-based analysis, you will observe malicious behavior, identify indicators of compromise, and understand how attackers transition from initial access to system impact. The course then advances into operating system security and network monitoring. You will apply secure configuration principles, enforce privilege management controls, audit system activity, and assess endpoint security posture across Windows and Linux environments. On the network side, you will design segmented architectures, implement intrusion detection and prevention concepts, and analyze packet-level traffic using Wireshark and Snort to detect anomalies and suspicious activity. Finally, you will integrate these capabilities in a structured practice project where you map a full threat lifecycle, analyze indicators, harden systems, and validate monitoring controls—demonstrating a layered defense strategy aligned with enterprise best practices. By the end of this program, you will be able to: -Analyze cyber threats, attacker behaviors, and structured attack lifecycles. -Map adversary tactics and techniques using MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain. -Apply Linux command-line tools for log analysis, investigation, and threat mapping. -Collect and evaluate threat intelligence using OSINT and structured intelligence feeds. -Identify phishing, malware, and ransomware exploitation techniques. -Implement operating system hardening and privilege management controls. -Design secure network architectures using segmentation and IDS/IPS principles. -Analyze network traffic and detect suspicious activity using monitoring tools. This course is designed for SOC analysts, cybersecurity practitioners, network and infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and early-career security professionals seeking strong foundational and operational skills in cyber threat analysis and network defense. Join us to build the analytical mindset, technical capability, and structured defense strategies required to protect enterprise systems against modern cyber threats.
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This program equips SOC analysts, incident responders, forensic investigators, and security operations professionals with the operational frameworks and investigative skills required to detect, analyze, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents. You will begin by exploring security monitoring principles, SIEM correlation workflows, and endpoint telemetry analysis to transform alerts into structured investigations. Through applied demonstrations, you will learn how to differentiate baseline activity from malicious behavior and interpret abnormal network patterns. Building on monitoring foundations, you will analyze denial-of-service and distributed denial-of-service attack patterns using packet capture tools such as Wireshark. You will investigate traffic anomalies, identify flooding behavior, and apply mitigation strategies to protect network availability. Next, the program advances into structured incident response planning. You will examine incident lifecycle stages, define roles and responsibilities, classify and prioritize incidents, and develop coordinated response playbooks. Through readiness simulations and structured exercises, you will learn how effective planning reduces response time and improves accountability. The course then introduces digital forensic principles, including evidence integrity, log and file analysis, timeline reconstruction, and memory capture simulations. You will learn how to document investigations, preserve evidence, and reconstruct events to support defensible reporting. Finally, you will integrate detection, response, forensic analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery processes in an end-to-end incident simulation project, demonstrating full lifecycle incident management aligned with enterprise standards. By the end of this program, you will be able to: -Apply SIEM correlation and endpoint monitoring techniques. -Detect and analyze DoS and DDoS attack patterns. -Structure incident classification and prioritization workflows. -Develop and test incident response procedures and playbooks. -Conduct forensic log and artifact analysis with proper documentation. -Implement containment and eradication strategies. -Validate recovery processes and measure resilience improvements. -Execute full lifecycle incident response operations. This course is designed for SOC analysts, blue-team defenders, cybersecurity engineers, forensic practitioners, and security operations professionals seeking structured incident handling expertise. Join us to develop the operational readiness, investigative precision, and resilience-building capabilities required to manage real-world cyber incidents effectively.
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This program equips cybersecurity professionals, AI security practitioners, SOC leaders, and governance specialists with the expertise required to integrate Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI into security operations responsibly and securely. You will begin by exploring AI fundamentals, comparing traditional detection approaches with AI-driven analytics, and understanding how Large Language Models enhance SOC workflows. Through guided demonstrations, you will examine real-world applications such as AI-based malware detection, automated triage, and intelligent threat analysis. Building on AI foundations, you will explore transformer architectures, evaluate LLM capabilities and limitations, and apply AI systems to cybersecurity use cases. Emphasis is placed on identifying output risks, implementing guardrails, and maintaining human oversight in AI-assisted workflows. Next, the program advances into secure prompt engineering and AI system defense. You will learn how prompt injection attacks occur, how adversarial machine learning manipulates models, and how AI pipelines can be hardened against misuse. Structured exercises demonstrate how robust model training, monitoring, and validation reduce AI-specific security risks. The course then expands into governance, ethics, and compliance frameworks. You will analyze bias, fairness, transparency, and accountability challenges in AI systems, and align AI deployment with recognized standards such as NIST and regulatory compliance frameworks. Practical examples demonstrate how to audit AI systems and establish responsible oversight mechanisms. Finally, you will integrate AI security, adversarial defense, and governance strategies in a structured practice project, designing a secure AI-enabled SOC framework aligned with enterprise risk management principles. By the end of this program, you will be able to: -Explain AI, GenAI, and LLM concepts in cybersecurity contexts. -Apply AI and LLMs to enhance SOC detection and triage workflows. -Design secure prompt engineering and guardrail controls. -Identify vulnerabilities across AI pipelines and system architectures. -Defend against adversarial machine learning attacks. -Implement ethical, transparent, and compliant AI governance frameworks. -Audit AI-assisted decisions for bias, risk, and misuse. -Design a secure AI-driven security operations strategy. This course is designed for SOC professionals, cybersecurity engineers, AI security practitioners, governance officers, and security leaders seeking to responsibly integrate AI into enterprise defense strategies. Join us to build the technical insight, defensive resilience, and governance expertise required to secure AI-powered cybersecurity operations in modern enterprises.
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This program equips aspiring penetration testers, security analysts, vulnerability management professionals, and IT security practitioners with the structured methodologies and practical skills required to identify, validate, and remediate security weaknesses in enterprise environments. You will begin by exploring the principles of ethical hacking, understanding the phases of penetration testing, and applying reconnaissance techniques to map attack surfaces responsibly. Through controlled demonstrations and structured analysis, you will learn how to identify exposed services, interpret vulnerability findings, and differentiate true risk from scanner noise. Building on this foundation, you will apply host discovery, port scanning, and service enumeration techniques using tools such as Nmap. You will analyze vulnerability assessment lifecycles, translate technical findings into contextual risk decisions, and apply industry scoring concepts to prioritize remediation effectively. The course emphasizes responsible testing practices aligned with legal and compliance standards. Next, the program advances into network and web application security testing. You will evaluate web server configurations, assess TLS and HTTP headers, and simulate controlled vulnerability detection aligned with OWASP standards. Through structured exposure analysis using tools such as Nikto, you will understand how attackers identify weaknesses and how security professionals validate them ethically. The course then transitions into vulnerability management and governance. You will design remediation workflows, implement patch management strategies, automate validation processes, and construct reporting dashboards to communicate risk posture effectively. Emphasis is placed on translating technical vulnerabilities into measurable business risk reduction. Finally, you will integrate these capabilities in a structured practice project where you conduct a simulated assessment, validate vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation actions, and develop a governance-driven vulnerability management strategy aligned with enterprise security best practices. By the end of this program, you will be able to: -Explain ethical hacking methodologies and penetration testing phases. -Conduct reconnaissance, host discovery, and service enumeration responsibly. -Interpret and validate vulnerability scan results. -Prioritize risk using scoring models and contextual analysis. -Assess network and web application exposure using structured techniques. -Design patch management and remediation workflows. -Develop vulnerability governance dashboards and reporting strategies. -Implement a risk-based vulnerability management framework. This course is designed for penetration testing beginners, vulnerability analysts, SOC professionals transitioning into offensive security roles, IT administrators, and cybersecurity practitioners seeking structured assessment and remediation skills. Join us to build the technical discipline, analytical rigor, and governance mindset required to identify and reduce enterprise security risk responsibly.
Taught by
Edureka