Cyber Security Analyst Pathway
From Fundamentals to Advanced Security Analysis
A complete learning journey to become a Cyber Security Analyst. This pathway covers essential IT foundations, operating systems, networks, cryptography, and active directory, then progresses to specialized security skills including SIEM, Splunk, firewall management, endpoint log detection, malicious document forensics, email analysis, and web intelligence. Designed to prepare students for real-world SOC and analyst roles.
- Total Duration
- 51h 44m
- Courses
- 13
- Hands-on Labs
- 45
Learning Journey
- Beginner · 1h 25m
Foundations of computing: hardware, bits and bytes, number systems, and programming basics to understand how computers represent and process data.
- Beginner · 4h 21m
Windows essentials for security: files, CMD, processes, services, registry, shares, permissions, and Sysinternals tools for investigation and administration.
- Beginner · 6h 46m
Core networking: IP addressing, models, key protocols, Wireshark analysis, routing, Ethernet, and essential practices for analyzing and securing networks.
- Beginner · 5h 50m
Master Linux basics: filesystem, permissions, commands, users, text tools, logs, repositories, and scheduling for practical security operations.
- Beginner · 2h 19m
Foundations of cryptography: encoding versus encryption, symmetric and asymmetric methods, hashes, signatures, and certificates securing modern communication.
- Intermediate · 5h 13m
Install, configure, and secure Active Directory: manage domains, objects, group policies, and apply best practices for enterprise identity and access.
- Beginner · 4h 3m
Learn SIEM fundamentals: log sources and structure, correlation, alerts, dashboards, and searching to detect, investigate, and report security events effectively.
- Beginner · 3h 32m
Hands-on intro to Splunk: ingest data, search with SPL, use transforming commands, and build dashboards to visualize, monitor, and investigate operational events.
- Beginner · 3h 42m
Learn practical OSINT to investigate IPs, domains, URLs, and file hashes using tools like VirusTotal, WHOIS, DNS, sandboxes, and blacklists for actionable intelligence.
- Intermediate · 3h 17m
Detect threats using firewall and IDS data: rules, HTTP anomalies, DNS tunneling, scanning, enumeration, IOCs, and practical investigation workflows.
- Intermediate · 4h 55m
Use endpoint logs and EDR telemetry to detect threats: anomalies, LOLBAS, suspicious Office activity, ransomware indicators, and incident handling fundamentals.
- Intermediate · 2h 51m
Analyze malicious Office documents: file structure, macros, obfuscation, sandboxing, and practical techniques to detect document-borne threats safely.
- Beginner · 3h 30m
Investigate suspicious emails: structure, transport, authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), header analysis, reputation checks, and identifying phishing or spoofing.
Career Outcomes
- Cyber Security Analyst
- SOC Analyst Level I/II
- Threat Detection Specialist
- Incident Response Analyst
- Security Operations Engineer