“Securing Excellence: Mastering Security Operations Centers Leadership”

What You Will Learn

Managers must show alignment to the business and demonstrate real value – a challenge when the threats are constantly changing and sometimes unseen. Managing a security operations center (SOC) requires a unique combination of technical knowledge, management skills, and leadership ability. MGT551 bridges gaps by giving students the technical means to build an effective defense and the management tools to build an effective team. Common questions SOC leaders face are:

How do we know our security teams are aligned to the unique threats facing our organization?

How do we get consistent results and prove that we can identify and respond to threats in time to minimize business impact?

How can we build an empowering, learning environment where analysts can be creative and solve problems while focusing on the mission at hand?

Whether you are looking to build a new SOC or take your current team to the next level, MGT551 will super-charge your people, tools, and processes. Each section of MGT551 is packed with hands-on labs and introductions to some of the industrys best free and open source tools, and each day concludes with Cyber42 SOC leadership simulation exercises. Students will learn how to combine SOC staff, processes, and technology in a way that promotes measurable results and covers all manner of infrastructure and business processes. Most importantly, students will learn how to keep the SOC growing, evolving, and improving over time.

“There are so many [organizations] that seem to be trying to reinvent the wheel. All they need to do is invest in this course for real world, actionable information that can put them on a solid path toward building, staffing, and leading their own SOC.” – Brandi Loveday-Chelsey

Strategies for aligning cyber defense to organizational goals

Tools and techniques for validating security tools and processes

Methodologies for recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining talented defenders & Effective management and leadership techniques for technical teams