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SEC-401 Security

SOC Analyst Foundations

Operate the front line well: log sources and normalisation, SIEM query fluency, alert triage with a decision framework, case documentation that stands up later, and escalation judgment — trained on realistic alert queues with planted true and false positives to build calibrated instincts.

B3Practitioner
5modules
34skill atoms
1role journey
Curriculum

What this course covers.

5 modules, 34 named skill atoms. Expand any module to see them.

1Telemetry Foundations7 skill atoms
log sourcesnormalisationtime sync truthendpoint, network, identity & cloud coveragecommon schema field mappingUTC handling & clock driftsilent parsing failures & log gaps
2SIEM Query Craft7 skill atoms
search fluencypivotingsaved detectionsfilter-then-aggregate query structurejoining identity with network datatime window selectionenrichment with lookup tables
3Triage Framework7 skill atoms
severitytrue/false-positive discriminationasset criticality & user contextthreat intel and asset owner enrichmentATT&CK mapping of alertsbenign true positive categorytriage time budgets
4Case Discipline7 skill atoms
evidence handlingdocumentation standardschain of custody basicsartefact hashing & storagetimeline notationseparating observation from conclusionshift handover notes
5Queue Simulation6 skill atoms
timed triage roundscalibration reviewescalation decisions under uncertaintyqueue prioritisation when saturatedpeer review of triage callsanalyst agreement measurement
Where it fits

SEC-401 in a role journey.

This course appears in 1 of our 45 role journeys. Here is what a learner takes immediately before and after it in each.

SOC Analyst

Practitioner stage
SEC-102SEC-401SEC-403

Roles this course serves

The capability ladder

This course is authored to band B3.

Every course we run is written to one rung of the CASI ladder, so a plan can be assembled to take a team from where they are to where they need to be.

What do B1–B6 mean?The CASI Capability Ladder — click to expand

Every course targets a band on the CASI Capability Ladder — our six-band proficiency scale, anchored to open standards (O*NET, ESCO, NICE, NIST AI RMF, Bloom's). A band tells you how deep a course goes, and what evidence proves it.

What the learner can doTypical evidence
B1
AwareUnderstands concepts and vocabulary; uses tools with guidance
Knowledge checks
B2
FoundationPerforms standard tasks correctly in familiar contexts
Guided labs, autograded exercises
B3
PractitionerDelivers complete pieces of work independently
Scenario labs, proctored hands-on exams
B4
ProfessionalHandles production-grade complexity, trade-offs and failure modes
Break-fix drills, design defenses
B5
AdvancedEngineers systems end-to-end under constraints; leads others
Rubric-scored capstones, vivas
B6
ExpertSets direction; recognised authority across teams
Portfolio + panel evaluation

A note on B6. Courses in this catalog target B1–B5. B6 is not taught — it is recognised, through a portfolio and a panel, once someone is setting direction for others. Every journey here is built to land a learner at B5.

Next step

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