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Security Operations Center (SOC)

Learn the core functions of a Security Operations Center (SOC) and elevate your incident response skills with our comprehensive analyst training program designed for associate-level professionals. This course provides the essential skills to protect organizational assets against sophisticated cyber-attacks by focusing on SIEM integration, incident response workflows, and advanced threat-hunting techniques. Designed for associate-level analysts, the curriculum addresses the challenge of managing high-volume data by teaching you to leverage workflow management systems and automation to reduce incident detection time. You will gain a deep understanding of SOC team roles, the business benefits of centralized monitoring, and the technical strategies required to balance proactive protection with operational agility. To succeed, participants should possess CCNA-level networking knowledge, familiarity with TCP/IP, and foundational experience with Windows and Linux operating systems. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to handle the complexities of modern cybersecurity, effectively mitigating threats while streamlining SOC operations for maximum efficiency in any enterprise landscape.

Status: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Status: System Monitoring
Course14 hours

Featured reviews

JH

Reviewed Jun 4, 2025

Easy to understand and follow, helps you get a leg up in your career starting in IT

AS

Reviewed Mar 7, 2024

Excellent course to learn foundation and on-ground operations of SOC.

CM

Reviewed Oct 2, 2023

Week 8 presentations were pretty dry by using a Powerpoint presentation and audio quality was lacking.

JJ

Reviewed Jul 26, 2023

A great introductory course to SOC. Thanks Cisco and Cousera!

DM

Reviewed Sep 8, 2025

I enjoyed learning this course , it gave me deeper understanding of SOC Analyst

BR

Reviewed Jul 31, 2024

It's a great course if you are wanting to know more about how a Security Operations Center (SOC) functions and what types of tools and procedures that they use.

RR

Reviewed Jun 15, 2023

Quite helpful for beginners to understand the SOC

MS

Reviewed Jul 28, 2023

excellent soc i have completed almost every vendor soc but cisco soc is amazing

AM

Reviewed Nov 2, 2025

it is a really a great course that helps people to understand the concept of SOC team workflows but i wish if you could add more practical lessons and real applications as educational materials

MC

Reviewed Jun 9, 2024

I had no idea what the roles and responsibilities of a SOC analyst were. Now I know

BM

Reviewed Nov 6, 2024

Amazing experience from the learning. Both essential experienced and entry level.

KM

Reviewed Oct 5, 2025

it was great course and the sources were excellent

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