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Duration
12 Weeks
Mode
Hybrid
Audience
Working Professionals
Certificate
Verified

Defend organisations with SIEM, threat hunting, log analysis, malware triage and incident response inside a simulated SOC.

The SOC Analyst & Blue Team Operations program at ITA Academia is a 12-week, mentor-led track designed around real industry workflows. Every module combines live instruction with guided labs, and ends with a graded deliverable that goes straight into your portfolio.

What makes this course different

  • Project-based learning: you build real, demonstrable work - not just slides and quizzes.
  • Industry mentors: taught by practitioners who are actively shipping in their domain.
  • Career systems: CV and portfolio reviews, mock interviews and placement support through our hiring-partner network.
  • Flexible pacing: morning, evening and live-online batches with recorded sessions for revision.

By the end of this course you will be able to

  • Operate SIEM tools (Splunk, Wazuh)
  • Hunt threats with MITRE ATT&CK
  • Triage alerts and phishing campaigns
  • Perform basic malware analysis
  • Document incidents to industry standards

Certification

Graduates receive an ITA Academia verified certificate of completion and a transcript of assessed projects. Selected students are recommended to hiring partners and internship programs.

What you will learn

  • Operate SIEM tools (Splunk, Wazuh)
  • Hunt threats with MITRE ATT&CK
  • Triage alerts and phishing campaigns
  • Perform basic malware analysis
  • Document incidents to industry standards

Who should attend

  • Working professionals upskilling for promotion or career change
  • Freelancers and agency owners
  • Managers who need hands-on technical literacy

Prerequisites

Basic programming or domain knowledge is recommended. A short readiness quiz is provided during admission.

Course curriculum · 7 modules

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering soc structure & roles.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering log sources & siem.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering threat intelligence & att&ck.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering alert triage & investigation.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering endpoint detection & response.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering malware triage.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review

Hands-on sessions, guided labs and a graded assignment covering incident response simulation.

  • Concepts & live demo
  • Guided lab exercise
  • Assignment & review
Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq

Cyber Security Lead · NUST Alumni

OSCP-certified security engineer who has run red-team engagements and built SOC playbooks for regulated organisations.

SOC OperationsPenetration TestingNetwork Defense
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