CybersecurityroleshavegrownexponentiallyintheITindustryandanincreasingnumberoforganizationshavesetupsecurityoperationscenters(SOCs)tomonitorandrespondtosecuritythreats.The210-255SECOPSexamisthesecondoftwoexamsrequiredfortheCiscoCCNACyberOpscertification.ByprovidingyouwithfundamentalknowledgeofSOCevents,thiscertificationvalidatesyourskillsinmanagingcybersecurityprocessessuchasanalyzingthreatsandmaliciousactivities,conductingsecurityinvestigations,andusingincidentplaybooks.You'llstartbyunderstandingthreatanalysisandcomputerforensics,whichwillhelpyoubuildthefoundationforlearningintrusionanalysisandincidentresponseprinciples.Thebookwillthenguideyouthroughvocabularyandtechniquesforanalyzingdatafromthenetworkandpreviousevents.Inlaterchapters,you'lldiscoverhowtoidentify,analyze,correlate,andrespondtoincidents,includinghowtocommunicatetechnicalandinaccessible(non-technical)examples.You'llbeabletobuildonyourknowledgeasyoulearnthroughexamplesandpracticequestions,andfinallytestyourknowledgewithtwomockexamsthatallowyoutoputwhatyou’velearnedtothetest.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llhavetheskillstoconfidentlypasstheSECOPS210-255examandachieveCCNACyberOpscertification.