Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS)
Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS 200-201) Training in Coimbatore
Course Overview
The Cisco CyberOps Associate (CBROPS 200-201) certification training is designed to equip learners with the foundational skills required to begin a career in cybersecurity operations. This course introduces core security concepts, monitoring and detection techniques, and cybersecurity incident response fundamentals in alignment with Security Operations Center (SOC) job roles.
At Linux Training Center in Coimbatore, this course prepares students and professionals to handle real-world security operations tasks and earn the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate credential. It is ideal for those looking to build a solid foundation in cybersecurity and become skilled SOC analysts, security technicians, or IT security professionals.
Why CBROPS 200-201 Certification?
The rise in cyber threats has created an urgent need for qualified security professionals. Cisco’s CBROPS 200-201 certification provides a gateway into the cybersecurity domain by focusing on hands-on operational knowledge rather than theoretical concepts. The skills learned during this course prepare learners to understand and react to cybersecurity threats, analyze security alerts, and support proactive threat hunting initiatives.
This certification is widely recognized by employers and serves as a stepping stone to more advanced security roles and certifications.
Who Should Enroll?
This course is ideal for:
Beginners in cybersecurity
IT professionals switching to security operations roles
Recent graduates in computer science, IT, or networking
SOC Analysts (Tier 1), Incident Responders, Security Technicians
Professionals preparing for the Cisco CBROPS 200-201 exam
A basic understanding of networking and general IT concepts is recommended.
What You Will Learn
Essential cybersecurity principles and the CIA Triad
Common attack vectors and threat actors
Basics of network security monitoring and SIEM tools
Operating system, application, and network vulnerabilities
Threat intelligence sources and interpretation
Security alerts classification and analysis
Fundamentals of incident response and handling
Cryptography basics, security policies, and data integrity concepts
Hands-on exposure to tools like Wireshark, NetFlow, Syslog, and more
The course includes real-world examples and SOC-style simulations to give learners confidence and practical experience.
Course Highlights
Fully aligned with the Cisco CBROPS 200-201 exam objectives
Taught by certified cybersecurity instructors with industry experience
Interactive labs and simulation exercises to build SOC readiness
Available in online or classroom formats in Coimbatore
Certification adds value to resumes in cybersecurity, government, and corporate IT
Learn to think like a defender: analyze, detect, and respond to security incidents
Career Opportunities
Upon completing the Cisco CBROPS course, learners can pursue roles such as:
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst – Tier 1
Cybersecurity Analyst
Threat Intelligence Analyst
IT Security Support Technician
Junior Incident Responder
This certification also acts as a gateway to more advanced paths like Cisco CyberOps Professional, CEH, or CompTIA Security+.
Why Train at Linux Training Center, Coimbatore?
At Linux Training Center, we combine industry-relevant content with hands-on learning, guided by certified instructors. Our CBROPS training offers the practical exposure and exam support needed to excel in the cybersecurity domain. We are committed to helping students and professionals secure a future in the ever-expanding field of information security.
Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (CBROPS) Syllabus
Security Concepts - 20%
1. Describe the CIA triad
2. Compare security deployments
- Network, endpoint, and application security systems, Agentless and agent-based protections, Legacy antivirus and antimalware, SIEM, SOAR, and log management.
- Threat intelligence (TI), Threat hunting, Malware analysis, Threat actor, Run book automation (RBA), Reverse engineering, Sliding window anomaly detection, Principle of least privilege, Zero trust, Threat intelligence platform (TIP),
- Risk (risk scoring/risk weighting, risk reduction, risk assessment), Threat, Vulnerability, Exploit,
6. Compare access control models
- Discretionary access control, Mandatory access control, Nondiscretionary access control, Authentication, authorization, accounting, Rule-based access control, Time-based access control, Role-based access control.
7. Describe terms as defined in CVSS
- Attack vector, Attack complexity, Privileges required, User interaction, Scope,
8. Identify the challenges of data visibility (network, host, and cloud) in detection
9. Identify potential data loss from provided traffic profiles
10. Interpret the 5-tuple approach to isolate a compromised host in a grouped set of logs
11. Compare rule-based detection vs. behavioral and statistical detection
Security Monitoring - 25%
1. Compare attack surface and vulnerability
2. Identify the types of data provided by these technologies
- TCP dump, NetFlow, Next-gen firewall, Traditional stateful firewall, Application visibility and control, Web content filtering, Email content filtering
3. Describe the impact of these technologies on data visibility
- Access control list, NAT/PAT, Tunneling, TOR, Encryption, P2P, Encapsulation, Load balancing,
4. Describe the uses of these data types in security monitoring
- Full packet capture, Session data, Transaction data, Statistical data, Metadata, Alert data,
5. Describe network attacks, such as protocol-based, denial of service, distributed denial of service, and man-in-the-middle
6. Describe web application attacks, such as SQL injection, command injections, and cross-site scripting
7. Describe social engineering attacks
8. Describe endpoint-based attacks, such as buffer overflows, command and control (C2), malware, and ransomware
9. Describe evasion and obfuscation techniques, such as tunneling, encryption, and proxies
10. Describe the impact of certificates on security (includes PKI, public/private crossing the network, asymmetric/symmetric)
11. Identify the certificate components in a given scenario
- Cipher-suite, X.509 certificates, Key exchange, Protocol version, PKCS
Host-Based Analysis - 20%
1. Describe the functionality of these endpoint technologies in regard to security monitoring
- Host-based intrusion detection, Antimalware and antivirus, Host-based firewall, Application-level listing/block listing, Systems-based sandboxing (such as Chrome, Java, Adobe Reader)
2. Identify components of an operating system (such as Windows and Linux) in a given scenario
3. Describe the role of attribution in an investigation
- Assets, Threat actor, Indicators of compromise, Indicators of attack, Chain of custody,
4. Identify type of evidence used based on provided logs
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Best evidence
Corroborative evidence
Indirect evidence
5. Compare tampered and untampered disk image
6. Interpret operating system, application, or command line logs to identify an event
7. Interpret the output report of a malware analysis tool (such as a detonation chamber or sandbox)
- Hashes, URLs, Systems, events, and networking.
Network Intrusion Analysis - 20%
1. Map the provided events to source technologies
- IDS/IPS, Firewall, Network application control, Proxy logs, Antivirus, Transaction data (NetFlow),
2. Compare impact and no impact for these items
- False positive, False negative, True positive, True negative, Benign
3. Compare deep packet inspection with packet filtering and stateful firewall operation
4. Compare inline traffic interrogation and taps or traffic monitoring
5. Compare the characteristics of data obtained from taps or traffic monitoring and transactional data (NetFlow) in the analysis of network traffic
6. Extract files from a TCP stream when given a PCAP file and Wireshark
7. Identify key elements in an intrusion from a given PCAP file
- Source address, Destination address, Source port, Destination port, Protocols, Payloads,
8. Interpret the fields in protocol headers as related to intrusion analysis
- Ethernet frame, IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, ICMP, DNS, SMTP/POP3/IMAP, HTTP/HTTPS/HTTP2, ARP
9. Interpret common artifact elements from an event to identify an alert
- IP address (source / destination), Client and server port identity, Process (file or registry), System (API calls), Hashes, URI / URL
10. Interpret basic regular expressions
Security Policies and Procedures - 15%
1. Describe management concepts
- Asset management, Configuration management, Mobile device management, Patch management, Vulnerability management,
2. Describe the elements in an incident response plan as stated in NIST.SP800-61
3. Apply the incident handling process (such as NIST.SP800-61) to an event
4. Map elements to these steps of analysis based on the NIST.SP800-61
- Preparation, Detection and analysis, Containment, eradication, and recovery, Post-incident analysis (lessons learned),
5. Map the organization stakeholders against the NIST IR categories (CMMC, NIST.SP800-61)
- Preparation, Detection and analysis, Containment, eradication, and recovery, Post-incident analysis (lessons learned),
6. Describe concepts as documented in NIST.SP800-86
- Evidence collection order, Data integrity, Data preservation, Volatile data collection
7. Identify these elements used for network profiling
- Total throughput, Session duration, Ports used, Critical asset address space
8. Identify these elements used for server profiling
- Listening ports, Logged in users/service accounts, Running processes, Running tasks, Applications
9. Identify protected data in a network
- PII, PSI, PHI, Intellectual property
10. Classify intrusion events into categories as defined by security models, such as Cyber Kill Chain Model and Diamond Model of Intrusion
11. Describe the relationship of SOC metrics to scope analysis (time to detect, time to contain, time to respond, time to control)
