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Gain hands-on, cross-disciplinary cyber defense skills and prepare for CERT/CSIRT roles. Learn network security monitoring, malware analysis, SecOps, and forensics through 25+ labs using real tools. Build the skills to detect, respond to, and recover from attacks. 38 CPEs.
Overview
Gain hands-on, cross-disciplinary cyber defense skills for CERT/CSIRT roles. Master network security, malware analysis, forensics, and incident response through 25 labs using real tools.
SEC501 delivers the diverse technical skills organizations need for effective security operations.
Master enterprise defense:
Network Defense
- Audit and harden network devices
- Defend against protocol attacks
- Implement secure cloud infrastructure
- Build defense-in-depth architectures
Offensive Understanding
- Perform penetration testing
- Understand attacker methodology
- Exploit web applications
- Use penetration testing frameworks
Incident Response
- Collect and analyze digital artifacts
- Recover forensic evidence
- Analyze malware behavior
- Investigate ransomware attacks
25 hands-on labs including router security, network scanning, SIEM correlation, malware analysis, and forensic timeline analysis.
Earn GIAC GCED certification (exam sold separately). 38 CPE credits across 6 intensive days.
Highlights
- Secure network infrastructure and harden devices. Identify vulnerabilities through testing and assessments. Detect threats using packet analysis and forensics. Follow the six-step incident response process
- Comprehensive hands-on training with 25 practical labs covering: Initial Router Configuration and Audit, Network Scanning Fundamentals, Network Scanning Fundamentals, Analyzing PCAPs with tcpdump, Analyzing PCAPs with tcpdump, Active Defense: Honeypots, Active Defense: Honeypots, Static Properties Analysis of Ransomware and 1 more exercises
- Certification: Prepares for GCED. Earn 38 CPE credits. 6 days of intensive training. Business outcomes: Upskill technologists for stronger cyber defense
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
SEC501 - Single User | Single user license for Defense - SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials: Enterprise Defender | $8,780.00 |
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This listing offers one pricing option: a single user license for the SEC501 course. You buy access for one person under a contract model. Pricing is measured in units, where each unit covers one individual. There are no tiers or size variations to choose from. To cover more people, you add more single user units. This structure keeps billing simple and scales directly with the number of learners you need to enroll.
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One unit grants access for one individual to the SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials: Enterprise Defender course. The license is tied to a single person, not shared across a team. To enroll additional learners, you add one unit per person.
You purchase one single user unit for each person you want to enroll. Cost scales directly with the number of learners. There are no tiers or bulk configurations in this listing, so each additional person adds one more single user unit.
The listing covers a single user license for the course itself. A GIAC certification attempt is offered as a separate add-on, not bundled into this unit. For certification pricing details tied to this purchase, contact the vendor.
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