Security Operations and Monitoring
Master the daily operations and monitoring of enterprise security systems
Learn to monitor and operate security systems and networks. Master intrusion detection systems, operating system security, email security, authentication systems, security automation, and incident response fundamentals.
This comprehensive module contains 7 lessons covering essential security operations and monitoring techniques for enterprise environments.
Premium Module Benefits:
- • Full access to all 7 comprehensive security operations lessons
- • Interactive IDS/IPS configuration and monitoring exercises
- • Real-world incident response scenario simulations
- • Hands-on SOAR platform and automation workshops
- • Progress tracking and completion certificates
- • Part of the complete Security+ preparation track
What You'll Learn
By the end of this module, you'll have mastered security operations and monitoring techniques essential for maintaining enterprise security.
Module Lessons
This module contains the following lessons:
Learn about intrusion detection and prevention systems, understanding the differences between IDS and IPS, deployment strategies, and how they work to protect network infrastructure.
Learn about operating system security controls and hardening techniques, including group policies for Windows environments and SELinux for Linux systems.
Learn about comprehensive email security including Email Security Gateways (ESGs), SPF, DMARC, DKIM protocols, and email threat protection strategies.
Get to know more about Single Sign-On (SSO) technologies including SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and federated authentication architectures.
Learn about multi-factor authentication concepts including something you know, something you have, something you are, and modern MFA implementation strategies.
Understand how modern security operations centers leverage SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) for incident response and security automation.
Learn about the standard stages of incident response including preparation, identification, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.
Perfect For
SOC Analysts
Security operations center analysts who need to understand monitoring systems, incident detection, and response procedures.
Security Engineers
Security engineers responsible for implementing and maintaining security monitoring infrastructure and automation systems.
Security+ Students
Anyone preparing for the Security+ exam who needs to master security operations and monitoring concepts tested on the certification.