Course details
The Cybersecurity Operations course provides the fundamental knowledge and skills that are required for a Security Analyst to work in an enterprise's Security Operations Centre (SOC). The skills developed are those that are needed to monitor and detect as well as investigate, analyze and report on security events. The Cybersecurity Operations course will allow students develop knowledge and use tools to protect enterprise network systems, as well as detect existing cybersecurity risks, threats and vulnerabilities in those enterprise systems. Although there are no requirements for Cybersecurity Operations, it is strongly recommended that students have a background in Networking, Linux and Windows prior to taking the course.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
6.0
Cost
$1,244.28
Course offerings
Fall 2023
Below is one offering of CITX 1187 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 45955
Duration
Sat Sep 09 - Sat Dec 09 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 45955
- $1244.28
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 - Dec 09 | Sat | 09:00 - 16:00 | Burnaby SE01 Rm. 206 |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1244.28
Important information
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No class on Saturday Sept 30th (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) and Sat Nov 11th (Remembrance Day). Note: BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses. In the event of a course cancellation, you will be notified at least two business days prior to the course start. Please ensure that your contact information is current.
Status
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe, compare and identify network concepts.
- Describe the fundamentals of the TCP/IP protocol.
- Describe network applications and some of the security challenges associated with these applications.
- Articulate basic cryptography principles.
- Identify endpoint attacks and interpret log data to identify events in Windows and Linux.
- Articulate fundamental cybersecurity operations principles.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities in a Security Operations Center.
- Provide examples technologies used in cybersecurity operations.
- Provide examples of the tools used in cybersecurity operations.
- Provide examples of the regulations and frameworks available for cybersecurity operations.
- Monitor enterprise systems.
- Detect vulnerabilities and threats in enterprise systems.
- Investigate, analyze and respond to security incidents.
Effective as of Winter 2019
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