CCNA CyberOps v1
Overview
The CCNA Cyber Ops curriculum prepares you for opportunities in security operation centers as an analyst or incident responder. The hands-on labs focus on the skills needed to monitor, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats. Topics include cryptography, host-based security analysis, security monitoring, computer forensics, attack methods and incident reporting and handling. All NETLAB+ supported labs in the CCNA Cyber Ops course are supported by the CCNA Cyber Ops Pod.
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What You Will Learn
- Analyze Windows processes, threads, handles, and registry for security threats
- Navigate the Linux filesystem and manage permissions for security operations
- Capture and analyze network protocols using Wireshark including TCP, UDP, DNS, and HTTP
- Encrypt and decrypt data using OpenSSL and examine cryptographic techniques
- Extract executables from packet captures and investigate threat actor activity
Lab Exercises (36 labs)
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 2.0.1.2 | Identify Running Processes |
| 2.1.2.10 | Exploring Processes, Threads, Handles, and Windows Registry |
| 2.2.1.10 | Create User Accounts |
| 2.2.1.11 | Using Windows PowerShell |
| 2.2.1.12 | Windows Task Manager |
| 2.2.1.13 | Monitor and Manage System Resources in Windows |
| 3.1.2.6 | Working with Text Files in the CLI |
| 3.1.2.7 | Getting Familiar with the Linux Shell |
| 3.1.3.4 | Linux Servers |
| 3.2.1.4 | Locating Log Files |
| 3.2.2.4 | Navigating the Linux Filesystem and Permission Settings |
| 4.1.1.7 | Tracing a Route |
| 4.1.2.10 | Introduction to Wireshark |
| 4.4.2.8 | Using Wireshark to Examine Ethernet Frames |
| 4.5.2.4 | Using Wireshark to Observe the TCP 3-Way Handshake |
| 4.5.2.10 | Exploring Nmap |
| 4.6.2.7 | Using Wireshark to Examine a UDP DNS Capture |
| 4.6.4.3 | Using Wireshark to Examine TCP and UDP Captures |
| 4.6.6.5 | Using Wireshark to Examine HTTP and HTTPS |
| 7.0.1.2 | What's Going On? |
| 7.3.1.6 | Exploring DNS Traffic |
| 7.3.2.4 | Attacking a mySQL Database |
| 7.3.2.5 | Reading Server Logs |
| 9.0.1.2 | Creating Codes |
| 9.1.1.6 | Encrypting and Decrypting Data Using OpenSSL |
| 9.1.1.7 | Encrypting and Decrypting Data using a Hacker Tool |
| 9.1.1.8 | Examining Telnet and SSH in Wireshark |
| 9.1.2.5 | Hashing Things Out |
| 9.2.2.7 | Certificate Authority Stores |
| 12.1.1.7 | Snort and Firewall Rules |
| 12.2.1.5 | Convert Data into a Universal Format |
| 12.2.2.9 | Regular Expression Tutorial |
| 12.2.2.10 | Extract an Executable from a PCAP |
| 12.4.1.1 | Interpret HTTP and DNS Data to Isolate Threat Actor |
| 12.4.1.2 | Isolated Compromised Host Using 5-Tuple |
| SBA | CCNA Cybersecurity Operations Skills Assessment |
Pod Topology CCNA Cyber Ops Pod
Virtual Machines
Storage requirements
37.1 GB per master pod instance
Documentation & Resources
Setup: Install Cisco CCNA Cyber Ops v1 via the Course Manager. See the Admin Guide →
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