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Career course Beginner to intermediate

Security Operations

This course prepares you for the CompTIA Security+, CEH credentials. University partner: Partner University (sample).

Security principles, cryptography and networking from university faculty; SIEM, incident response and threat hunting from analysts working in a security operations centre.

Part A · Theory · University · 40%Part B · Practical · Industry · 60%

Who this course is for

IT, computer science and network graduates, and IT support or network staff moving into security.

What you will be able to do

Graduates are ready for SOC analyst L1, security analyst and vulnerability analyst roles, and for the Security+ exam.

Careers this course serves

Cyber Security AnalystCyber Security Analyst in UKCyber Security Analyst in Australia

Jobs this course leads to

Roles from partner employers that name this course's certification.

All jobs
Managed security partner10 vacanciesSOC Analyst, L1Bengaluru, India₹4 to 6 lakh a yearQualificationB.Tech, BCA or B.Sc in computer science or ITKey certificationCompTIA Security+Suggested course12 weeksSecurity OperationsUniversity + company₹24,0000 to 2 yearsView job

Syllabus, by who teaches it

Progress is tracked separately for theory and practical, and both are assessed.

Part A · Theory University faculty
  1. A1
    Security principles

    CIA triad, threat models, risk and governance.

  2. A2
    Networks and protocols

    TCP/IP, DNS, TLS and where attacks happen.

  3. A3
    Cryptography and identity

    Encryption, hashing, PKI and access control.

  4. A4
    Attacks and defences

    Malware, phishing, web attacks and the kill chain.

Assessed by a proctored online theory exam set and marked by university faculty.
Part B · Practical Industry professionals
  1. B1
    SIEM in practice

    Log collection, detection rules and alert triage on Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.

  2. B2
    Incident response

    Playbooks, containment and reporting on simulated incidents.

  3. B3
    Vulnerability management

    Scanning, prioritising and verifying fixes.

  4. B4
    Certification practice

    Mock exams for CompTIA Security+.

  5. B5
    Industry project

    A week on a simulated SOC shift built from a partner company's real alert patterns.

Assessed on progressive assignments, the industry project and a presentation to the partner team.
You earnWalnutcraft Certificate in Security OperationsIssued on passing both assessments, with theory and practical marks shown separately. Verifiable online by employers.
Industry projectA brief from a partner companyA week on a simulated SOC shift built from a partner company's real alert patterns.
After the courseApply to partner rolesApply from Walnut LMS to the roles partner employers share for this career, and sit the certification exam with the course's preparation.

Certifications this course prepares you for

CompTIA Security+CompTIAThe baseline security certification asked for in SOC analyst and security operations roles worldwide.CEHEC-CouncilThe best-known offensive security certification, covering how attackers work so you can defend against them.

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