Security Operations Center (SOC) Courses and Certifications

SOC Analyst Essentials: Introduction to Cybersecurity (FREE)

1262 ratings at Udemy

Learn SOC basics: cybersecurity tools, threat detection, malware analysis, and core skills for aspiring SOC analysts

• Udemy
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Cisco

Threat Investigation

41 ratings at Coursera

Investigate threats in a SOC: apply hunting maturity levels, CVSS v3.0 scoring, event correlation and normalization, Security Onion Sguil and ELSA, and playbook-driven monitoring.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cisco

Threat Analysis

36 ratings at Coursera

Analyze network security incidents in a threat-centric SOC using the kill chain and diamond models, MITRE ATT&CK, and Security Onion tools for log, NetFlow, and PCAP analysis.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Edureka Career Certificate

Cybersecurity Analyst

6 ratings at Coursera

Build SOC analyst skills: map threats with MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain, run vulnerability scans, investigate incidents and forensics, and apply generative AI defenses.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

EC-Council

Into the Trenches: Security Operations Center

Learn how a security operations center defends an enterprise: set up Security Onion, study attacker TTPs, monitor events, hunt threats, manage vulnerabilities, and respond to incidents.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

ChatGPT for SOC Analyst - Master Cyber Security with AI

Use ChatGPT for SOC work: write basic and advanced security prompts for phishing and log analysis, and integrate AI with Azure SIEM and Microsoft Sentinel.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

SOC Operations for Blue Team Professionals (2026)

Analyze cyber threats and strengthen blue-team defenses using MITRE ATT&CK, Splunk, VirusTotal, PCAP files, log analysis, and static and dynamic malware techniques.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

SOC Analyst Training - From the Ground Up

A practical SOC analyst pathway combining incident-response methods with cloud security, automation, ChatGPT use, and targeted strategies for entering and advancing in cybersecurity.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cybersecurity Bootcamp

11 ratings

Train for security work end to end: harden Windows and Linux, analyze traffic in Wireshark, build Splunk detections, run Nessus scans, and exploit targets with Metasploit.

• Unihackers
• 360 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI-Driven SOC: Fundamentals of Security Operations!!

113 ratings at Udemy

Learn the basics of AI-powered Security Operations Centers and how automation transforms modern cybersecurity defense..

• Udemy
• 105 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Data and Tools for Defense Analysts

1 rating

Use Splunk and threat intelligence sources to investigate cyberattacks and respond with cybersecurity defense techniques as a SOC analyst.

• Cisco Networking Academy
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

AI-Driven Security, Incident response and automation

21 ratings at Udemy

Master AI-driven threat detection, alert triage, incident response automation & Claude+Splunk integration for modern SOC

• Udemy
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI-Driven SOC Operations with Claude and Splunk

12 ratings at Udemy

Master alert triage, threat enrichment & UEBA with real case studies and a hands-on Claude + Splunk lab

• Udemy
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

SecOps on GDC for Tier 1 and Tier 2 Analysts

A deep dive into the workflows of Tier 1 and Tier 2 security analysts.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career of a Security Operations Analyst

This course provides a comprehensive roadmap for aspiring Security Operations Analysts. It guides learners from understanding the core mission of a Security Operations Center (SOC) to executing a stra

• edX
• 1 week, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)