Course Overview
The Performing Cybersecurity Using Cisco Security Technologies (CBRCOR) training guides you through cybersecurity operations fundamentals, methods, and automation. The knowledge you gain in this training will prepare you for the role of Information Security Analyst on a Security Operations Center (SOC) team. You will learn foundational concepts and their application in real-world scenarios, and how to leverage playbooks in formulating an Incident Response (IR). The training teaches you how to use automation for security using cloud platforms and a SecDevOps methodology. You will learn the techniques for detecting cyberattacks, analyzing threats, and making appropriate recommendations to improve cybersecurity.
This training prepares you for the 350-201 CBRCOR v1.2 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Cybersecurity Core certification and satisfy the core exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional (CCCP)
How You'll Benefit
This training will help you:
- Develop essential cybersecurity skills in SOC operations, threat detection, and incident response through real-world labs and scenarios
- Gain hands-on experience with leading security tools such as Cisco XDR, Splunk Phantom, and Firepower NGFW
- Learn automation and SecDevOps practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness in security operations
- Prepare for the 350-201 CBRCOR v1.2 exam
- Earn 40 CE credits toward recertification
What to Expect in the Exam
Performing Cybersecurity Using Cisco Security Technologies (350-201 CBRCOR) v1.2 is a 120-minute exam associated with the Cisco Certified Specialist – Cybersecurity Core certification and satisfies the core exam requirement for the Cisco Certified Cybersecurity Professional certification.
This exam tests your knowledge of core cybersecurity operations, including:
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
- Techniques
- Processes
- Automation
Who should attend
Although there are no mandatory prerequisites, the course is particularly suited for the following audiences:
- Cybersecurity engineer
- Cybersecurity investigator
- Incident manager
- Incident responder
- Network engineer
- SOC analysts currently functioning at entry level with a minimum of 1 year of experience
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
Although there are no mandatory prerequisites, to fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge:
- Familiarity with UNIX/Linux shells (bash, csh) and shell commands
- Familiarity with the Splunk search and navigation functions
- Basic understanding of scripting using one or more of Python, JavaScript, PHP or similar.
Recommended Cisco offering that may help you prepare for this course:
Course Objectives
- Describe the types of service coverage within a SOC and operational responsibilities associated with each
- Compare security operations considerations of cloud platforms
- Describe the general methodologies of SOC platforms development, management, and automation
- Describe asset segmentation, segregation, network segmentation, microsegmentation, and approaches to each, as part of asset controls and protections
- Describe Zero Trust and associated approaches, as part of asset controls and protections
- Perform incident investigations using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and/or security orchestration and automation (SOAR) in the SOC
- Use different types of core security technology platforms for security monitoring, investigation, and response
- Describe the DevOps and SecDevOps processes
- Describe the common data formats (e.g., JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), HTML, XML, and Comma-Separated Values (CSV))
- Describe API authentication mechanisms
- Analyze the approach and strategies of threat detection, during monitoring, investigation, and response
- Determine known Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Indicators of Attack (IOAs)
- Interpret the sequence of events during an attack based on analysis of traffic patterns
- Describe the different security tools and their limitations for network analysis (e.g., packet capture tools, traffic analysis tools, and network log analysis tools)
- Analyze anomalous user and entity behavior (UEBA)
- Perform proactive threat hunting following best practices