Security Operations Center - SOC Level 1

Expert Training

Training for Individuals

$1950

Upcoming Dates
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Course Overview

This course provides deep, practical coverage of monitoring, detection, analysis, and incident response across key areas including phishing, network security, endpoint protection, SIEM management, threat intelligence, and DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response).

Course Length: 4 days

Audience:  Individuals with a strong interest in blue teaming and a desire to understand how security operations work in real-world environments.

Prerequisites:  Completion of the Practical Help Desk course, A+/Net+ equivalent

Basic familiarity with Windows and Linux operating system components.

Experience working with the command-line and knowledge of basic commands and navigation (e.g., cd, ls, cat).

Knowledge of network concepts such as subnets, internal vs. external IP addresses, network address translation, and routing.

Understanding of foundational security concepts such as the CIA triad, security controls, encryption, and hashing.

What You're Going To Learn

  • Security Operations Fundamentals

  • Phishing Analysis

  • Network Security Monitoring

  • Network Traffic Analysis

  • Endpoint Security Monitoring

  • Endpoint Detection and Response

  • Log Analysis and Management

  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

  • Threat Intelligence

  • Digital Forensics

  • Incident Response

Register for an Upcoming Date

Date Location Price Register
Nov 2, 2026 Boise/Online Live $1,950.00 Register

What's Included

  • 4 Days (32 Hours) of Live Instruction
  • Exam Voucher:
  • Practical SOC Analyst Associate (PSAA) ($249 value) – Entry Level
  • 1 exam attempt included
  • NO multiple-choice; NO capture the flag
  • 2 days to complete assessment
  • 2 days to complete report
  • 30+ Hours on On-Demand Training (6 months access)
  • 10+ Online Labs w/ Access Post-Training (50 hours access)
  • Private Discord Cohort and Instructor Access

Course Outline

Day 1

  • Class Introduction
  • Lab Access, Setup, and Configuration
  • Understanding the SOC
  • Understanding Phishing Attacks and Techniques
  • Email Analysis
  • URL Analysis
  • Attachment Analysis
  • MalDoc Analysis
  • Phishing Defenses
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Understanding Packets and Flows
  • Network Traffic Analysis with TCPDump
  • Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark
  • Ticket Challenge

Day 2

  • Understanding Endpoint Security
  • Windows – Hunting Malicious Network Connections
  • Windows – Hunting Malicious Processes
  • Live IR with SysInternals and Autoruns
  • Windows – Understanding Core Processes
  • Windows – Hunting Persistence
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Linux – Hunting Malicious Network Connections
  • Linux – Hunting Malicious Processes
  • Linux – Understanding Core Processes
  • Linux – Hunting Persistence
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Understanding the SIEM
  • Common Attack Signatures
  • Command Line Log Analysis
  • Ticket Challenge

Day 3

  • Splunk Introduction
  • Search Processing Language
  • Search Commands
  • Reporting, Alerting, and Dashboards
  • Investigating Intrusions with Splunk
  • Deploying Forwarders
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Understanding Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Intelligence Frameworks
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Detecting Malware with YARA
  • Reading and Writing YARA Rules
  • Ticket Challenge

Day 4

  • Understanding Digital Forensics Investigations
  • Disk Image Acquisition with FTK Imager
  • Memory Acquisition with FTK Imager
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • Windows Forensic Artifacts
  • Forensic Image Analysis with Autopsy
  • Memory Analysis with Volatility
  • Ticket Challenge – Walkthrough and Break
  • The Incident Response Process
  • Training Wrap-Up

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Knowledgeable Instructors

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Hands-on Labs

No boring lectures! Our courses are designed to give students lots of time to practice what they are learning with hands-on exercises and projects.

Certificate of Completion

Receive a certificate of completion at the end of every course.

Up-to-date Curriculum

Each course comes with a helpful and up-to-date ebook which will contain instruction and practice exercises.

Time Saving Tips N Tricks

In each course, your instructor will show you tips and tricks that will save you time and make you more efficient.

Friendly and Helpful Staff

Our staff is dedicated to your success. Each team member is trained to provide the absolute best customer service possible.

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