CiscoAssociate· CyberOps Associate

Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals

Official CyberOps Associate course. Trains tier-1 SOC analysts on monitoring, detection, traffic analysis, and incident response.

Duration
40h
Modality
Online live
Exam code
200-201 CBROPS
Certification
Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals
Class confirmed
Next class
Jul 06, 2026

Audience

Entry-level SOC analysts and professionals moving into security.

Learning objectives

  • Understand security and attack concepts
  • Analyze host, network, and event data
  • Apply SOC processes and incident response

Prerequisites

To get the most from this course, we recommend prior mastery of the fundamentals covered in CCNA (Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)) or equivalent knowledge acquired through professional experience or self-study. Holding the previous certification is not required — what matters is mastering the topics below:

  • Configure and verify VLANs, trunks, and Spanning Tree
  • Implement IPv4/IPv6 static routing and single-area OSPF
  • Operate WLAN fundamentals, security, and QoS
  • Understand automation, REST APIs, and tools (Ansible, Python, JSON)

Syllabus

01

Security Concepts

In this module of CBROPS — Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals, you deepen security concepts within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 200-201 CBROPS blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate CIA, Threat models, Defense in depth.

Topics covered

  • CIA
  • Threat models
  • Defense in depth
02

Security Monitoring

In this module of CBROPS — Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals, you deepen security monitoring within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 200-201 CBROPS blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate NetFlow, PCAP, Logs.

Topics covered

  • NetFlow
  • PCAP
  • Logs
03

Host-Based Analysis

In this module of CBROPS — Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals, you deepen host-based analysis within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 200-201 CBROPS blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate Endpoint forensics, Process analysis.

Topics covered

  • Endpoint forensics
  • Process analysis
04

Network Intrusion Analysis

In this module of CBROPS — Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals, you deepen network intrusion analysis within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 200-201 CBROPS blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate IDS/IPS, PCAP analysis.

Topics covered

  • IDS/IPS
  • PCAP analysis
05

Security Policies & Procedures

In this module of CBROPS — Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals, you deepen security policies & procedures within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 200-201 CBROPS blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate NIST 800-61, Playbooks, SOC workflow.

Topics covered

  • NIST 800-61
  • Playbooks
  • SOC workflow

Upcoming classes

StatusDateModalityHoursContact
ConfirmedJul 06, 2026 Online live40h
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