Foundation Cyber Defense Operations
This course provides essential training for entry-level analysts tasked with monitoring and responding to security alerts. Employers will benefit from staff equipped with the fundamental skills required to maintain perimeter security and identify basic threat patterns.
£195
Certified Junior Defense Analyst
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Foundation Cyber Defense Operations: the short answers
- What is Foundation Cyber Defense Operations?
- This course provides essential training for entry-level analysts tasked with monitoring and responding to security alerts. Employers will benefit from staff equipped with the fundamental skills required to maintain perimeter security and identify basic threat patterns.
- Who is Foundation Cyber Defense Operations for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Junior Security Analysts working in Cybersecurity, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Foundation Cyber Defense Operations take?
- Around 12 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Junior Defense Analyst, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £195 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Interpret common security alert types from SIEM tools.
- Execute incident triage based on severity metrics.
- Perform log analysis to identify unauthorized access.
- Apply standard operating procedures for ticket documentation.
- Identify common malware delivery vectors.
Written by Dr. Sarah Jenkins, Lead SOC Architect. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Junior Defense Analyst, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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