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Training Roadmap

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Your Cybersecurity Training Roadmap

Let's look at a visual timeline of what it's like to go through Level Effect's training and your outcomes.

Start with SOC100

SOC100-1: Prepare

Develop the IT foundation for Cybersecurity. From the kernel to binary executables. Learn the HelpDesk and SysAdmin related skill sets for security.

SOC100-2: Train

Develop the SOC Tier 1 Analyst skill set to resolve perimeter network and endpoint malicious indicators of compromise. Given an infected Windows endpoint - you'll know what to do.

(You may start CDA now or continue to prepare)

SOC100-2: Train

SOC Tier 1 Analyst Ready

SOC100-3: Defend

SOC Tier 1 Experience: Work in your own Tier 1 Virtual SOC and submit a DFIR (Digital Forensics & Incident Response) report to Instructors for manual validation. No multiple choice.

SOC100-4: Certify

SOC Tier 1 Experience: This is not a course. It is an extensive DFIR scenario exam to complete putting it all together. Input-based and multiple choice.

SOC100-4: Certify

SOC100-5: Advance

SOC Tier 1 Experience: Fundamental modules of advanced content for SOC Tier 2+ disciplines.

SOC Tier 2+ Training Ready

Ready for Intermediate Training

You are a more than capable SOC Tier 1 Analyst bordering on SOC Tier 2. 

Students have already gotten placement at the Tier 1 level by this point or should be applying to be there.

Focus on SOC200 to become a stronger Analyst and Engineer or focus on Data Science related Cybersecurity.

Analyst & Engineer Paths

We offer two training pathways to specialize further in your Analyst or Engineer related skill sets, or develop Data Science skill sets for AI and ML based security solutions.

Or, why not do both?

SOC Tier 2+ Analyst

Cyber Defense Analyst (CDA) Program

Spend 14 weeks honing your SOC Analyst triage skills. Much more DFIR oriented focus and incident report writing. Work in a Tier 1-2 Virtual SOC.

CDCP Certification

One week. Entirely practical. Complete 5 SOC Tier 1-2 challenges and submit 5 reports. Manually graded. No multiple choice.

CDCP Certification

SOC200: Alerts to Adversaries

Advanced SOC analyst course that goes beyond basic alert triage and incident handling, equipping you with advanced techniques for host and network-based triage and adversary tracking. Must be above SOC100+CDA+CDCP level.

DE&TH: Windows

Acquire the essential skills to become a valuable asset in a detection engineering program. Create advanced detection logic utilizing the full detection life cycle, regular expressions, correlations, and several rule formats capable of being placed in production environments.

DE&TH: Windows

Coming Soon...

More content in development!

SOC Tier 3+

Ready for Advanced & Senior training

You are a more than capable SOC Tier 2 Analyst bordering on SOC Tier 3. 

You should be in the field or getting hired at this point and a very competitive applicant.

SOC300 content in development.

Data Science for Security

ADS101 Python for Data Science

Learn to perform Data Science with Cybersecurity data sets. Pre-req for ADS201.

ADS201 Applied Data Science for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurirty

The whole pipeline. Data preparation, feature engineering, exploratory analysis, data visualization, machine learning, model evaluation - all with a security focus.

ADS201 Applied Data Science for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurirty

Coming soon!

More content in development...

AL & ML Security Ready

Ready for Data Science Solutions for Cybersecurity

You are an Analyst/Engineer with Data Science skill sets.

You are valuable to both engineering and incident response teams.