Security Operations Center (SOC)
6/7. Semester
5 ECTS | 4 SWS
Continuous Assessment (CA)
Monitor Cyberattacks in Real Time: Learn how a Security Operations Center (SOC) works and how cyber threats are detected, analyzed, and mitigated.
Contents
- Foundations of a Security Operation Center
- Understand of the core processes and technologies of a SOC
- Building up a SOC (technology-wise)
- Individual research and development of the necessary components of a SOC
Competencies
Students are able to
- develop a SOC in its basic functionalities,
- understand and use the processes and procedures of a SOC.
Literature
- V. Palacin, Practical Threat Intelligence and Data-Driven Threat Hunting: A Hands-on Guide to Threat Hunting with the ATT&CK Framework and Open Source Tools. Birmingham, U.K.: Packt Publishing, 2021, ISBN: 978-1-83855-637-2.
- J. Bullock and J. T. Parker, Wireshark for Security Professionals: Using Wireshark and the Metasploit Framework. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley, 2017, ISBN: 978-1-118-91821-0, doi: 10.1002/9781119183457.
- A. Geschonneck, Computer-Forensik: Computerstraftaten erkennen, ermitteln, aufklären, 6th ed. Heidelberg, Germany: dpunkt.verlag, 2014, ISBN: 978-3-86490-133-1.
- H. Zisler, Computer-Netzwerke: Grundlagen, Funktionsweise, Anwendung, 8th ed. Bonn, Germany: Rheinwerk Verlag, 2025, ISBN: 978-3-367-10707-0.
- G. Schäfer and M. Roßberg, Netzsicherheit: Grundlagen & Protokolle – Mobile & drahtlose Kommunikation – Schutz von Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen, 2nd ed. Heidelberg, Germany: dpunkt.verlag, 2014, ISBN: 978-3-86490-115-7.
Lecturer
Recommended Previous Knowledge
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Grundlagen Netzwerke (TCP/IP)
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Grundlagen Linux und Microsoft Windows Server Betriebssysteme
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Grundlagen Virtualisierung
Module Details
| Semester |
6/7 |
| Lecture Language |
German |
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Frequency
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Summer Term
je nach Verfügbarkeit des externen Dozenten
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| Credit Points (ECTS)
|
5 |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Sachar Paulus |
| Duration |
1 Semester |
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Course Achievement
|
None |
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Prerequisite for exam
|
None |
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Exam
|
Continuous Assessment (CA) |
Weekly Hours (SWS)
| Lecture |
1 SWS |
| Exercises |
3 SWS |
| Sum |
4 SWS |
Work Load
| Lecture |
60 h |
| Self Study |
80 h |
| Assignments |
10 h |
| Sum |
150 h |
