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Security

Cybersecurity Analyst

Monitors, detects, and responds to security threats across an organization's systems and networks.

Skills
8
Published coverage
2
Awaiting publication
6

Skills

Detection and response

  • Security monitoring

    Importance: Essential (5 of 5)

    Operates SIEM and detection tooling to spot suspicious activity.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Incident response

    Importance: Essential (5 of 5)

    Triages, contains, and remediates security incidents methodically.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Threat intelligence

    Importance: Very important (4 of 5)

    Tracks attacker techniques and applies them to defensive priorities.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Digital forensics

    Importance: Important (3 of 5)

    Collects and analyzes evidence to reconstruct security events.

    Course coverage

Security foundations

  • Network security

    Importance: Essential (5 of 5)

    Understands protocols, segmentation, and network attack surfaces.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Vulnerability management

    Importance: Very important (4 of 5)

    Identifies, prioritizes, and tracks remediation of weaknesses.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Identity and access

    Importance: Very important (4 of 5)

    Reviews authentication, authorization, and privilege hygiene.

    Course coverage

    • Course planned (1)
  • Security frameworks

    Importance: Important (3 of 5)

    Applies standards and compliance frameworks to assess posture.

Relevant courses

Core foundations

  • Courses planned (5)

Supporting knowledge

Specializations