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This practice-exam course is designed for learners preparing for entry-level SOC analyst certifications and roles. It helps you develop the knowledge and practical skills required to monitor, detect, and respond to security events — the same kinds of skills assessed by many industry certifications.

You’ll learn to:

• Understand Security Operations Center (SOC) fundamentals and workflows

• Monitor and analyze security events from SIEM and log sources

• Identify and prioritize incidents for response

• Apply threat intelligence to incident handling

• Document findings and support post-incident analysis

Understand Security Operations Center (SOC) fundamentals and workflows

Monitor and analyze security events from SIEM and log sources

Identify and prioritize incidents for response

Apply threat intelligence to incident handling

Document findings and support post-incident analysis

Key topics include:

• SOC structure, roles, and responsibilities

• Cyber threat landscape and attack tactics

• Log management and event correlation

• Network and host-based intrusion detection

• Incident response and escalation procedures

• Threat intelligence and vulnerability management basics

• Reporting and compliance in SOC environments

SOC structure, roles, and responsibilities

Cyber threat landscape and attack tactics

Log management and event correlation

Network and host-based intrusion detection

Incident response and escalation procedures

Threat intelligence and vulnerability management basics

Reporting and compliance in SOC environments

The course includes practice tests that simulate real-world SOC analyst scenarios, with detailed explanations to reinforce core concepts and strengthen problem-solving skills. By completing this course, you’ll be better prepared for SOC analyst certifications and roles such as Tier-1 SOC Analyst, Security Operations Specialist, or Cybersecurity Technician.