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SEC-405 Security

Adversary Simulation & Purple Teaming

Make red and blue multiply each other: scenario design mapped to ATT&CK, controlled adversary-emulation exercises in a sealed range, live detection validation with the SOC in the loop, and the improvement backlog that turns each exercise into measurably better coverage.

B5Advanced
5modules
34skill atoms
2role journeys
Curriculum

What this course covers.

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

1Purple Operating Model7 skill atoms
goalsrolessafety railsred, blue & white cell responsibilitiesdeconfliction channel and activity markerspre-agreed abort conditionssuccess measured by coverage gained
2Scenario Design7 skill atoms
technique selectionrealistic narrativesthreat-intel-driven actor emulationtechnique chains tied to a business objectivescoping to available telemetrysafe substitutes for destructive stepsa detection hypothesis per technique
3Emulation Exercise7 skill atoms
controlled executionSOC detection in real timeblind vs transparent exercise modestimestamped execution logobserving analysts without coachingpausing to inspect telemetryhandling a real incident mid-exercise
4Coverage Scoring6 skill atoms
detected/missed matrixtime-to-detectdetected, logged, blocked & missed gradingtelemetry-present-but-undetected categoryATT&CK heatmap before and afterrepeatable scoring rubric
5Improvement Loop7 skill atoms
fix backlogre-testtrend reportinggaps converted to detection engineering ticketslogging gaps raised as platform requestsre-test cadence proving closureexercise trend metrics for leadership
Where it fits

SEC-405 in the role journeys.

This course appears in 2 of our 45 role journeys. Here is what a learner takes immediately before and after it in each.

Security Engineer

Capstone stage
SEC-306SEC-405journey complete

SOC Analyst

Professional stage
SEC-403SEC-405SEC-206

Roles this course serves

The capability ladder

This course is authored to band B5.

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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This course runs at several lengths depending on how deep you need to go and how much of it your people already have. Tell us who is being trained and we will scope it.

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