SOC Investigation Simulation
Investigate a simulated attack from first alert to final report.
- SIEM queries
- MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Incident report
Cybersecurity · Beginner
Cybersecurity
Learn how attacks work and how organizations defend against them.
- Network security
- SIEM
- Incident response
- OWASP Top 10
- Cloud security
- AI security
About this course
Learn how attacks work and how security teams defend against them, with hands-on practice in monitoring, incident response, web security and cloud security. All practical work happens in authorized practice labs.
Who this is for
- Freshers aiming for SOC analyst roles
- Technical support and network engineers moving into security
- Developers wanting security skills
What you will be able to do
- Explain common attacks and defences
- Investigate alerts in a SIEM
- Follow an incident response process
- Find and explain common web vulnerabilities
- Secure cloud accounts and understand AI security risks
Prerequisites: Basic networking knowledge helps.
8-week curriculum
- 8
- Learning units
- 40
- Topics covered
- 2
- Projects
- 8
- Tools
Week 1
Security and Networking Foundations
- CIA triad and risk
- TCP/IP, DNS and HTTP for security
- Linux and Windows command line
- Threat actors and attack types
- Lab setup, ethics and the law
Assignment
Build a practice lab and capture network traffic.
Week 2
Identity, Cryptography and Systems
- Authentication, MFA and least privilege
- Active Directory basics
- Encryption, hashing and certificates
- System hardening
- Patch and vulnerability management
Assignment
Harden a Linux and a Windows machine.
Week 3
Security Operations
- The SOC and analyst roles
- Log sources
- SIEM with Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel
- Writing detection queries
- Alert triage
Assignment
Investigate a set of alerts in a SIEM.
Week 4
Threat Detection and Incident Response
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Threat intelligence
- EDR concepts
- Phishing analysis
- Incident response lifecycle and reports
Assignment
Write an incident report from a simulated breach.
Week 5
Web Application Security
- OWASP Top 10
- Burp Suite
- SQL injection and XSS in practice labs
- Authentication flaws
- Secure development basics
Assignment
Test a deliberately vulnerable application and report findings.
Week 6
Ethical Hacking Basics
- Scoping and authorization
- Reconnaissance with Nmap
- Vulnerability scanning
- Exploitation in practice labs
- Writing a penetration test report
Assignment
Complete a lab assessment with a written report.
Week 7
Cloud, AI Security and Compliance
- Cloud security in AWS and Azure
- Zero Trust
- AI risks: prompt injection and data leakage
- Using AI safely in security work
- ISO 27001, CERT-In and DPDP Act overview
Assignment
Review a cloud account against a security checklist.
Week 8
Capstone and Interview Preparation
- SOC simulation capstone
- Scenario-based interview questions
- Explaining investigations clearly
- CompTIA Security+ study direction
- Resume review
Assignment
Present your investigation and complete a mock interview.
Keep the full curriculum with you
Verify your email and download this course as a PDF.
Projects you will build
Web Application Security Assessment
Assess a deliberately vulnerable application in a practice lab.
- OWASP Top 10 testing
- Burp Suite
- Findings and fixes report
These are training projects. Please describe them honestly as training work on your resume and in interviews.
Tools and technologies
- Linux
- Wireshark
- Nmap
- Splunk
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Burp Suite
- MITRE ATT&CK
- OWASP
Career support
- Resume tailored to your target role
- LinkedIn, Naukri and Indeed profile guidance
- Technical and HR mock interviews, with feedback
- Help explaining your projects clearly
MYP does not guarantee a job or interviews.
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