Name: Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA)
Item: Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA)
Author: DFIR Diva

Name & Affiliate Link*: HTB Certified Defensive Security Analyst

Platform: Hack The Box

Cost: $490 (Includes 1 year access to the SOC Analyst Job Role Training Path and an Exam Voucher)

Students can access the SOC Analyst Job Role Training Path for $8/month and purchase an Exam Voucher for $210.

Exam Type: Practical/Hands-On

Community: There is a Hack The Box Discord Server

Topics:

Incident Handling Process
Security Monitoring & SIEM Fundamentals
Windows Event Logs & Finding Evil
Introduction to Threat Hunting & Hunting With Elastic
Understanding Log Sources & Investigating with Splunk
Windows Attacks & Defense
Intro to Network Traffic Analysis
Intermediate Network Traffic Analysis
Working with IDS/IPS
Introduction to Malware Analysis
JavaScript Deobfuscation
YARA & Sigma for SOC Analysts
Introduction to Digital Forensics
Detecting Windows Attacks with Splunk
Security Incident Reporting

There is also an optional SOC Analyst Prerequisites Path that includes:

Linux Fundamentals
Introduction to Bash Scripting
Windows Fundamentals
Introduction to Windows Command Line
Introduction to Networking
Introduction to Active Directory
Web Requests
Penetration Testing Process
Network Enumeration with NMAP
Intro to Assembly Language

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of Hack the Box and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Free & Affordable DFIR, OSINT, & Cybersecurity Training

Free & Affordable DFIR, OSINT, & Cybersecurity Training

Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA)

Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA)

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