SOC-200: Security Operations and Defensive Analysis
OSDA Certification
Learn the foundations of cybersecurity defense with Security Operations and Defensive Analysis (SOC-200), a course designed for job roles such as Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts and Threat Hunters. Students gain hands-on experience with a SIEM, identifying and assessing a variety of live, end-to-end attacks against a number of different network architectures. Students who complete the course and pass the exam earn the Offensive Security Defence Analyst (OSDA) certification, demonstrating their ability to detect and assess security incidents.
Course Info
Students will learn how to:
- Recognize common methodologies for end-to-end attach chains (MITRE ATT&CK® framework)
- Conduct guided audits of compromised systems across multiple OS
- Use a SIEM to identify and assess an attack at it unfolds live
- The OSDA Exam Scheduling Open Now
- The SOC-200 course prepares you for the OSDA certification
- Proctored
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- Job roles like: Security Operations Center (SOC) Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Analysts, Jr. roles in Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence Analysts, Jr. roles in Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)
- Anyone interested in detection and security operations, and/or committed to the defense or security of enterprise networks
- All prerequisites for SOC-200 can be found within the Offsec Fundamentals Program, included with a Learn Subscription
- Prerequisite Topics include:
- SOC-100: Linux Basics 1 & 2
- SOC-100: Windows Basics 1 & 2
- SOC-100: Networking Basics
How to Enroll
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- 90 days lab access**
- One exam attempt
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- Select one online course
- 365 days lab access
- Two exam attempts
- All fundamental learning paths
- PEN-103 + 1 KLCP exam attempt
- PEN-210 + 1 OSWP exam attempt
- PG Practice
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- Access to all online courses
- 365 days lab access
- Unlimited exam attempts
- All fundamental learning paths
- PEN-103 + KLCP exam attempts
- PEN-210 + OSWP exam attempts
- PG Practice
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