This book covers knowledge and skills needed to successfully handle the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of an associate-level Security Analyst working in a Security Operations Center. It provides basic knowledge vital for grasping enterprise security operations and threat mitigation. This book clarifies the duties of the Cybersecurity Operations Analyst inside a company as well as the required qualities and features of the Windows Operating System that support efficient cybersecurity investigations. The authors also investigates the operation and structure of network infrastructure, categorizing the different types of network attacks, and looking at the functionality of important network protocols and services.

This book outlines methods to stop illegal access to data, hosts, and computer networks; looks at how cryptography affects network security monitoring; and investigates how network monitoring tools can identify attacks on network protocols and services, so promoting a thorough knowledge of proactive and reactive security strategies. The authors discuss the approaches for investigating attacks and endpoint vulnerabilities as well as the process for evaluating network security alerts. It provides readers the analytical tools they need to find, assess, and react to threats directed at endpoint devices.  Examining network intrusion data to find compromised hosts and vulnerabilities, this book presents the use of incident response frameworks to control and supervise network security events. It also illustrates how to use virtual computers to generate safe environments for the execution and examination of cybersecurity threat scenarios, so facilitating hands-on, practical interaction with contemporary defense tactics.

This book targets IT professionals who want to pursue a career in the Security Operation Center (SOC). Engineers working within Software Design and Development as well as Cyber Security operations and Cyber Physical System domain will want to purchase this book. It’s also designed for Cisco Networking Academy® students, who are seeking career oriented, entry-level security analyst skills.