In this program, middle or high school students with prior networking knowledge learns the basics of a Cyber Security Analyst, providing a foundation for employment in a Security Operations Center. Skills are in accordance with the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NICE 800-181 Rv 1).
Course:
Duration: 12hrs; 2hrs per week for 6 weeks
Max Students: 10
DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Codes:
- Work Role ID: 121 (NIST: AN-XA-001)
- Work Role ID: 121 (NIST: AN-TD-001)
- Work Role ID: 121 (NIST: AN-TD-002)
- Work Role ID: 121 (NIST: OM-FO-001)
- Work Role ID: 121 (NIST: OM-FO-002)
- Work Role ID: 221 (NIST: IN-CI-001)
Computer Specifications
• Processor Speed: 1.90 GHz up to 3.80 GHz
• 8GB Ram
• 250GB Space
Tools
• Wireshark
• Snort
• Putty
• Browser History Viewer
• Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Notepad++
Intro Topics
– Knowledge of most common ports/protocols
– Knowledge of OSI & TCP/IP Model
Basic Topic
- Recognizes the Incident Response Process
- Analyzes network information through various operating systems ? Navigates through directories through various operating systems; ? Investigates malicious activity utilizing Windows SysInternals ? Recognizes the alert of an intrusion detection system
- Identifies the most common cyber security attacks
- Accesses systems via putty and remote desktop protocol
Intermediate Topics
• Identifies and detects malicious activities found in various log sources • Builds various rules and queries to detect malicious activities • Navigates and parses pertinent information from various log sources • Utilizes various tools to obtain pertinent information
• Discovers network assets via NMAP
• Analyzes indicators of compromise using Open Source Intelligence Tools • Identifies if network assets have vulnerabilities
• Defends network assets from malware attacks
Hands-on Exercises
• Access the labs via the go-by handouts
• Utilize university e-mail to ask content specific questions • Remind to take survey