Security Analyst I

As a Junior Security Analyst, you will learn how to identify basic signs of compromise and turn investigative questions into basic queries. We will walk you through every step of the investigation, teaching you how to form a hypothesis, follow evidence, and think through an attack systematically.

Path Overview

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6
Modules
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~6
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What employers look for
  • ✓Monitor SIEM dashboards and security alert queues
  • ✓Triage and categorise incoming security events by severity
  • ✓Write basic KQL queries to search and filter log data
  • ✓Identify phishing emails, malicious URLs, and common attack indicators
  • ✓Perform basic IOC lookups using VirusTotal

Curriculum

1
A Rap Beef: An Intro to Security Investigations
~1.0 hrsEasy
Start
2
How to play KC7
~0.17 hrsEasy
Start
3
CloutHaus: Social Media leads to Compromise
~1.0 hrsEasy
Start
4
A Scandal in Valdoria: A Political Mystery
~1.5 hrsEasy
Start
5
VirusTotal Fundamentals
~1.5 hrsEasy
Start
6
Jojo's Hospital: A Ransomware Investigation
~2.0 hrsEasy
Start

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