Cybersecurity 101: SOC Operations Fundamentals for Beginners
Published 9/2026
Created by Rob Cyber
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Beginner | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 31 Lectures ( 5h 11m ) | Size: 6.1 GB

Learn how SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS, firewalls, and other SOC security tools protect organizations from cyber threats.

What you'll learn
⚡ Understand the fundamental roles, responsibilities, and workflows of a modern Cybersecurity Security Operations Center (SOC) in a classroom learning environment
⚡ Develop a foundational understanding of endpoint, network, identity, email, DNS, and cloud security within a SOC environment
⚡ Understand how different cybersecurity systems share information and support analysts during security monitoring and investigations
⚡ Build the foundational SOC knowledge needed to transition into hands-on training with Splunk, Linux, Wireshark, PowerShell, and other cybersecurity technologies

Requirements
❗ No experienced required. This course is for Absolute Beginners with no hands-on experience. Course is taught in a classroom setting.

Description
Welcome toCybersecurity SOC Operations 101 with Rob Cyber!

If you are completely new to cybersecurity and want to understand what actually happens inside a Security Operations Center, you are in the right place.

This course was designed specifically forabsolute beginners who want to build a strong foundational understanding of Cybersecurity SOC Operations before moving into more advanced hands-on technical training.

This isnot a hands-on lab course.

Instead, think of this course as yourCybersecurity SOC classroom, where we are going to focus on helping you understand the technologies, security platforms, processes, and workflows that cybersecurity professionals use every day.

No Fluff Course:Straight-to-the-Point Cybersecurity SOC Fundamentals for Beginners. No Hours of Endless Videos.

Throughout the course, you'll learn the fundamentals of

• SOAR Security, Integrations, Playbooks, and Incident Response
• SIEM and SOC security platforms
• Microsoft Sentinel
• IBM QRadar
• Intrusion Detection Systems
• Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Endpoint Security with CrowdStrike
• Microsoft Defender
• Vulnerability Management
• Email Security
• DNS Security
• Cloud Security
• Identity and Access Management
• The Microsoft Security ecosystem
• SOC investigations and security workflows

Most importantly, you will begin to understandhow all of these different cybersecurity systems work together inside a modern Security Operations Center.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for anyone who wants to develop a foundational understanding of Cybersecurity SOC Operations, including

• AspiringSOC Analysts
• AspiringCybersecurity Analysts
• AspiringNetwork Security Engineers
• CurrentIT Professionals interested in transitioning into cybersecurity
• Help Desk and Technical Support professionals
• Network Administrators and Network Technicians
• Students preparing to begin cybersecurity training
• Career changers with little or absolutelyZERO cybersecurity experience
• Anyone interested in understanding how modern cybersecurity operations work

You donot need previous cybersecurity experience to begin this course.

My goal is for you to finish this course with a much clearer understanding ofhow Cybersecurity SOC Operations actually work, what SOC and cybersecurity analysts are responsible for, and how the different security technologies communicate and work together during security monitoring, investigations, and incident response.

And this course is just the foundation.

Once you complete this course, you will be in a much better position to pivot intohands-on cybersecurity labs and technical training involving technologies such as

• Splunk
• Linux
• Wireshark
• PowerShell
• SIEM platforms
• Endpoint Security tools
• Network Security tools
• Incident Response technologies
• And much more

Who this course is for
⭐ Beginners that are interested in Learning Cybersecurity and becoming a Cybersecurity Analyst.
⭐ Entry-level students that want to learn in a classroom type of environment before transitioning into hands-on training.