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Security Blue Team Certified Security Operations Manager Training

Learn to build, staff, and mature security operations, covering metrics, threat modeling, and MITRE ATT&CK strategy.

LevelAdvanced
Duration4 Days
Experience2+ year: SOC Manager
Average Salary$140,000
LabsYes

Certified Security Operations Manager (CSOM) Training

Course Overview

This Security Operations Management training is designed for leaders, focusing on how to plan, build, and mature security operations teams within an enterprise. You will gain the strategic and managerial knowledge required to effectively lead functions like Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and SIEM. The course emphasizes governance, metrics, and managing people and processes to mature the entire security operations capability.

Course Outline
  • Module 1: Modern Security Operations
    • Business Objectives, Legal Enablers, and Considerations (Aligning SOC with Governance)
    • Security Operations Team (Roles, Structure, and Collaboration Models)
  • Module 2: Building a Security Operations Team
    • Threat Modelling (Techniques and methodologies for identifying organizational threats)
    • Building Your Team (Staffing, Training, and Organizational Placement)
    • SIEM & Detection Engineering (Strategic planning and selection of detection technologies)
    • Case Management (Process, standardization, and tooling)
    • Other Tooling & Administration (Vulnerability Scanners, Endpoint tools, etc.)
    • Processes and Documentation (Playbooks, Runbooks, SOPs)
  • Module 3: Capability Development
    • Incident Response (Building the full lifecycle capability)
    • Threat Intelligence (Integration into SOC workflows and strategic decision-making)
    • Vulnerability Management (Process ownership and cross-functional remediation)
    • Digital Forensics (Establishing forensic readiness and collection capabilities)
    • Malware Analysis (Integrating analysis output into detection)
    • Threat Hunting (Establishing a hunting program and team structure)
  • Module 4: Metrics, Maturity, and Measuring Success
    • Maturity Models (Using frameworks to assess and advance SOC capability)
    • Operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK (Mapping detections and controls to adversary tactics)
    • Cyber Deception (Implementing deception techniques like honeypots)
    • Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) (Strategy and implementation)
    • Reporting and Metrics (KPIs, KRIs, Executive Reporting, and Dashboards)
    • Security Research & Presentation (Staying current and communicating risk to leadership)
    • Retaining Talent (Strategies for team morale and skill development)
Intended Audience
  • Security Managers
  • SOC Managers
  • Heads of Security Operations
  • Directors of Security Operations
  • Consultants
Prerequisites

2+ years security management experience

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Sample training request letter

Subject: Request for Defensive Cyber & Blue Teaming training from Applied Technology Academy

[Decision Maker Name],

I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, Security Blue Team Certified Security Operations Manager Training. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.

Course Description
Learn to build, staff, and mature security operations, covering metrics, threat modeling, and MITRE ATT&CK strategy. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.

Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in defensive cyber & blue teaming that I can apply immediately to our work.

Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.

Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.

Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in defensive cyber & blue teaming. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/centri-training/security-blue-team-certified-security-operations-training/.

Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]

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