- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
In this course, you will learn about FortiSIEM initial configurations, architecture, and the discovery of devices on the network and SOAR products in the industry. You will also learn how to collect performance information and aggregate it with Syslog data to enrich the overall view of the health of your environment, how to use the configuration database to greatly facilitate compliance audits, and how to integrate FortiSIEM into your network awareness infrastructure.
Prerequisite(s)
- Network Defense Essential (FortiGate) , Basic knowledge of networking, routing, and switching and OS.
Credits
1.0
Domestic fees
$222.30
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify business drivers for using SIEM tools
- Describe key features of FortiSIEM
- Understand how collectors, workers, and supervisors work together
- Create new users
- Describe and enable devices for discovery
- Configure users when to use agents
- Perform real-time, historic structured searches
- Group and aggregate search results
- Create custom incident rules
- Edit existing, or create new, reports
- Configure and customize the dashboards
- Identify Windows agent components
- Describe the purpose of Windows agents
- Understand how the Windows agent manager works in various deployment models
- Identify reports that relate to Windows agents
- Understand the FortiSIEM Linux file monitoring agent
- Understand agent registration
- Monitor agent communications after deployment
- Describe SOAR
Effective as of Winter 2022
Related Programs
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)/Security Orchestration Automation & Response (SOAR) (XCSA 1103) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Energy
- Cybersecurity Analysis for Network Administrators
Microcredential Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2026
Below is one offering of XCSA 1103 for the Winter 2026 term.
CRN 90076
Dates
Feb 16 - Apr 24 Loading
- CRN 90076
- $222.30 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16 - Apr 24 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Duration
10 weeks
Instructor
Hamidreza Talebi
Course outline
Important information
- International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- If you have any question about this course, please contact the Program Assistant at soepts@bcit.ca. Please include your BCIT student ID (if you have one). This course is asynchronous and will be delivered fully online. There are no scheduled class sessions and there is no attendance requirement. Instead, course materials are provided online and students have a maximum of 10 weeks to complete each course. Students will follow the instructor week by week as they move through the course content and complete course activities. Online delivery of courses at BCIT is through our Learning Hub (learn.bcit.ca), which provides a rich, multi-media platform for our distance learners. This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC future skills grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant/. Students will register for the course themselves and then apply for the StrongerBC future skills grant to cover payment (if eligible). The Winter 2026 StrongerBC future skills grant (FSG) will only be eligible for students continuing their FSG-eligible program that they started in Fall 2025. 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 in your myBCIT.
Status
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.