Cybersecurity concepts are fundamental pieces of knowledge necessary for a career in the industry. This course will detail many aspects of host-based technologies, components, and malware.

There is a tremendous skill shortage in the cybersecurity sector of IT that is hindering operations at organizations. In this course, Cisco CyberOps: Analyzing Hosts, you’ll learn the some of the concepts needed to start your journey into the SOC operations realm. First, you’ll explore the various endpoint technologies to secure a host. Next, you’ll discover about components of both Windows and Linux operating systems and how they can be compromised. We’ll also discuss investigation-related terminology and evidence with regards to investigations. Finally, you’ll learn about sandboxes and detonation chambers and the reports that they generate. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll be one step closer to having a solid understanding of cybersecurity concepts and be able to continue learning how to identify problems and perform tasks in a SOC environment.