DIPLOMA IN SOC OPERATIONS AND PENETRATION TESTING

The program opens doors to highly in-demand entry/ intermediate-level Security Operation Centre (SOC) roles. Successful graduates have the knowledge and skills required to monitor and analyze logs and alerts, administrating and manage the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), use a ticketing system, prepare reports and results, follow the incident response process, penetration testing etc.

This program will provide graduates with the knowledge and skills required to perform the following functions associated with these roles:

• Act as front-line defender and first responder to security incident
• Monitor and detect potential threats
• Triage the offenses/incidents
• Escalate the true positive incidents to higher authority
• Investigate the offenses/alerts
• Remediate incidents
• Proactively search anomalies and hunt the potential threats and/or attacks
• Identify vulnerability or gaps in information security posture
• Act as security architect and compliance assessor
• Conduct penetration Test

This Diploma of SOC Operations and Penetration Skills provides graduates with SOC knowledge and skills required to perform the following potential roles:

• SOC Analyst
• Cybersecurity Analyst
• InfoSec Solutions Sales Specialist
• IT Security Specialist
• Information Security Analyst/Architect
• Information Security Consultant
• Security Architect
• Penetration Tester (Red Team)
• Security Specialist – Penetration Tester
• Application Penetration  Tester
• Security Consultant I – Penetration Testing
• Pen Testing Specialist
• Vulnerability Assessment Consultant
• Vulnerability Analysis and Security Testing
• Offensive Security Analyst
• Incident Response and Security Operations Consultant
• Information Security Advisor – Incident Response
• Incident Response and Vulnerability Analyst
• Associate Incident Response Consultant
• Incident Response and Security Operations Consultants

• High School (12th grade)
• English Language Proficiency Requirements (if applicable) – English language proficiency is essential. Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the college level in the Red Cliff College’s English assessment to be considered for admission.
• Intermediate Level Computer Literacy Skills – Sufficient to work with operating systems, and Microsoft 365 (applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Students are required to purchase their own laptops from a vendor of their choice.

• Laptop Specifications:
  • Intel quad-core CPU (i5 or i7) with a chipset that must support virtualization
  • RAM (8GB – 16GB)
  • 1 TB hard drive
  • 15 inches 1080p screen
  • Integrated graphics
  • Windows 10
  • Please ensure that your laptop has a built-in webcam and microphone required for online learning. A quality headset/microphone is also recommended
  • Equivalent specification in an Apple MacBook Pro is acceptable

• Semester 1
  • Operating Systems Administration
  • Information Technology Service Management
  • Fundamental Concepts of Security Operations Center (SOC)
  • Fundamentals of Information Security

• Semester 2
  • Security Governance and Regulatory Compliance
  • Security Architecture and Design (Defense-in-depth)
  • Cloud Security

• Semester 3
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – 1
  • Penetration Testing – 1
  • Project Management

• Semester 4
  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – 2
  • Penetration Testing – 2
  • Security Operations Center (SOC) Documentation and Daily Reports
  • Security Operations Center (SOC) Communication and Presentation Skills
  • Resume Building & Job Search Techniques