Course detail
CCNA Cybersecurity Operations (in English)
FIT-CSOaAcad. year: 2025/2026
CCNA Cyber Ops introduces the core security concepts and skills needed to monitor, detect, analyze and respond to cybercrime, cyberespionage, insider threats, advanced persistent threats, regulatory requirements, and other cybersecurity issues facing organizations. It emphasizes the practical application of the skills needed to maintain and ensure security operational readiness of secure networked systems.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Department
Offered to foreign students
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
- Preparation and active participation in laboratory exercises (max. 26 points).
- Practical laboratory (max. 20 points).
- Final configuration practice test and Test on theoretical skills (max. 54 points).
- Preparation and active participation in all laboratory exercises.
- Missed classes are not replaced.
Aims
Students get understanding and hands-on experience on how to detect and respond to security incidents. They will understand how an organization deals with cybercrime, cyberespionage, insider threats, advanced persistent threats, regulatory requirements, and related issues. They gain job-ready practical skills for in-demand job roles in cybersecurity operations. The course prepares for industry recognize CCNA Cybersecurity Operations certification.
Computer networking. Cybersecurity skills. Security analysis of network devices and communication.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
SANTOS, Omar; MUNIZ, Joseph; DE CRESCENZO, Stefano. CCNA Cyber Ops SECOPS #210-255 Official Cert Guide. Cisco Press, 2017. (EN)
Recommended reading
Presentation materials in English. (EN)
(EN)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme IT-MGR-1H Master's
specialization MGH , 0 year of study, summer semester, recommended course
- Programme MIT-EN Master's 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme MITAI Master's
specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NNET , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVER , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISY , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NADE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISD , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
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Laboratory exercise
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Syllabus
- Cybersecurity and the Security Operations Center.
- Forensics of Windows Operating System.
- Forensics of Linux Operating System.
- Overview of Network Protocols and Services.
- Security Concerns of Network Infrastructure.
- Principles of Network Security.
- Network Attacks: A Deeper Look.
- Protecting the Network.
- Cryptography and the Public Key Infrastructure.
- Endpoint Security and Analysis.
- Security Monitoring.
- Intrusion Data Analysis.
- Incident Response and Handling.