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New CyberOps Associate Course

Recently, a new version of the CyberOps Associate course has been published. The course materials are preparing for the new CyberOps Associate certification (200-201 CBROPS). 

In CyberOps Associate, students gain critical security operations center (SOC) skills.

The CyberOps Associate v1.0 curriculum provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed for a Security Analyst working with a Security Operations Center team. It teaches core security skills needed for monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing, and responding to security events, thus protecting systems and organizations from cybersecurity risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. It includes an optional skills challenge to practice cybersecurity operations knowledge in a fun and engaging environment.

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What’s new ?
The focus is on Sec-Ops
It is simplified – moving from 2 exams to 1 exam
Security Policies and Procedures is a new exam topic
It is more vendor neutral 
It enables students to think about the right datapoints in an evolving landscape

Presentation: Download CyberOps-ASC

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The curriculum is appropriate for students at many education levels and types of institutions, including secondary vocational students, 2-year and 4-year college students By the end of the course, students will be prepared to:

Understand cybersecurity operations network principles, roles, and responsibilities as well as the related technologies, tools, regulations, and frameworks available.
Apply knowledge and skills to monitor, detect, investigate, analyze, and respond to security incidents.
Apply for entry-level jobs as Associate Security Analyst and Incident Responder.
Take the Cisco Certified CyberOps Certification exam.

This 70-hour, instructor-led course includes:

28 Modules and 46 hands-on labs
110+ interactive activities, videos, & quizzes
6 Cisco Packet Tracer activities
1 practice certification exam

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Two virtual machines have been created to enhance hands-on skills training.

There is also a new version of Security Onion containing Kibana, Elastic Search, Logstash (ELK).

The VMs are available from the Instructor's Home (within the online course). No hardware is needed.

A new important lab in the course is "Investigating a Malware Exploit". 

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If you are accredited as an instructor for the previous CyberOps course, you will automatically be accredited for the new course.

Please send a mail to <yvan@biasc.be> if you would like to be enrolled in the CyberOps ASC Instructor Training.

Shape Your Future at VMworld 2020 - Online

-- Online, no cost

Multi-Cloud, K8s, App Modernization, and Digital Workspace. Whatever you need to know, you’ll find best practices, tools, and partnerships to take IT—and your power to shape it—to the next level.

Topics

• Emerging Trends
• Intrinsic Security
• App Modernization
• Digital Workspace
• Multi-Cloud
• Virtual Cloud
• Telco 5G

Registration

• https://www.vmworld.com/en/index.html

99% of malware is sent by either web server or email

Did you know?
More than 99% of malware is sent by either web server or email

 

 

New CyberOps Associate Course

During the summer a new CyberOps Course will be released focussing on the new CyberOps Associate certification. BiASC is ready to support all Cisco Academies and instructors interested in CyberSecurity Operations.

The CyberOps Associate Course aligns with the new CBROPS 200-201 Certification Exam. The major difference between the previous CCNA CyberOps and the CyberOps Associate certification is the shift in the requirement for two exams to certify to one exam. The new, consolidated CyberOps Associate has been updated to cover the latest fundamentals for entry-level cybersecurity operations job roles (SOC analyst).

The course covers: Security concepts, security monitoring, host-based analysis, network intrusion analysis, and security policies and procedures. This includes some new topics such as: access control models for digital assets, malware analysis and interpretation, identifying protected data, and understanding key SOC metrics to expedite detection and containment of breaches. Networking fundamentals have been removed and are part of the CCNA certification.

Instructor Training Campaign 2020-2021

BiASC is involved as an Instructor Training Center in
this project during 2020-2021.

Are you a Cisco Networking Academy Instructor and looking to acquire you Instructor Accreditation for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Cyber Ops, IoT Fundamentals, the new DevNet Associate course, or any of the other NetAcad courses?

Then register now for the free Instructor Training Program! 

• It is free
• It is remote
• It starts in September and runs until December 2020
• You are joining a community of like-minded educators
• There is limited availability, so make sure to confirm your spot

Register for your Instructor Training here

Networking Academy Overview for Educators

 

Many new Cisco Networking Academy courses and updated versions are arriving between now and the next academic year. The presentation Overview-networking-academy-for-educators gives you a description of the Cisco Networking Academy portfolio:

• Course Overview from beginner to expert
• Resources for teachers and instructors
• Resources for students
• Talent Bridge Program
• Jobs with employers around the world
• Support and marketing services
• Instructor Training

NetAcad Courses Requiring Instructor Accreditation

Cisco Networking Academy offers more than 30 interactive online courses from beginner to expert level. For some courses it is required that the teacher, trainer or instructors provides evidence that s/he understands the concepts and masters the necessary skills. Here is an update regarding the accreditation requirements. A formal industry certification is not required for Cisco Academy instructors.

Instructor-teaching qualifications vary depending on the course or courses selected. The courses listed below require accreditation or instructor training to ensure quality learning outcomes for your students. We also recommend completing the free online Academy Orientation course for helpful information in setting up courses and using the education platform, NetAcad.com. 

Belgian Cisco Academy Instructor on Video

BiASC Team Shifting to "No Lockdown"

The Belgian BiASC Team is shifting to "No Lockdown" in the true Cisco NetAcad style. New opportunities are becoming apparent for the next educational period:

• Twinning Challenge making teams at two Cisco Academies work together
• Instructor Workshops to support new ways of working
• Experimenting with 3D Virtual Reality courses
• Preparing for Infrastructure and Network Automation Skills
• Interesting educational materials from RedHat and VMware

Click on the links if you require moore information

From the past period we are proud of the following

• Receiving recognition award form Cisco Systems
• Presenting ideas and best practices in IPD Week regarding remote teaching

DevNet Associate Topics & Skills -- Preparation

The presentation below offers a good overview of the topics and skills that will be trained in the new NetAcad DevASC course that will arrive in the summer of 2020

URL: Download Preparing for DEVASC Certification - Medium Version (v4-20)

 

BiASC recognition by Cisco Networking Academy

BiASC is grateful having received a new recognition by Cisco Networking Academy.

 

VMware Learning Zone -- Complementary Offerings

VMware Learning Zone is an online digital library including over 1500 videos, 65 self-paced courses, and 12 Certification Exam Prep courses across all VMware solutions.

VMware Academy Instructors are entitled access to VMware Learning Zone for six months. This  Premium Subscription includes access to valuable content such as:

• The full Learning Zone video library
  - Advanced troubleshooting, configuration, and solution-oriented best practices videos
  - VMware Certified Professional exam preparation with 12 Exam Prep Courses (over 650 videos)

RedHat Academy - Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes and Openshift

Instructor Led - Virtual Training Session
DO180 Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes and Red Hat Openshift

Date 15-18th of June
Only for Red Hat Academies!

Enrollment: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPB6mSJBYJnlFTAdTFTTtH3jYts-Xov5JidQAGAH3kW8JoJw/viewform

RedHat Academy - Available Technical Overviews

Available Technical Overviews from RedHat Academy

RH018 Virtualization and Infrastructure Migration
RH053 Red Hat Satellite
RH024 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
DO040 Developing Red Hat Agile Integration
DO007 Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation
DO080 Deploying Containerized Applications
DO092 Developing Cloud-Native Applications with Microservices Architectures
CL010 Red Hat OpenStack

Online Cloud & Virtualization Courses -- VMware & NDG

  

Through its partner NDG, VMware offers different practical courses on the topics of virtualization & cloud from beginner to advanced level. Users must be officially recognized as a VMware Academy.

Introduction to OpenShift Applications (DO101) available for free access

Introduction to OpenShift Applications (DO101) 
Red Hat OpenShift offers automated installation, upgrades, and lifecycle management throughout the container stack—the operating system, Kubernetes and cluster services, and applications—on any cloud.
=>Available until June, 30th 2020, Free access to the course

CML/ VIRL Virtual Hands-on Lab Workshop for NetAcad instructors

Cisco Modeling Labs

VIRL VIRTUAL HANDS-ON LAB WORKSHOP -- for NetAcad instructors

DATE: 12 JUNE 2020 via WEBEX -- INSTRUCTOR: ALAIN PIETERS

• GROUP EN - ENGLISH 9-10:30
• GROUP NE - NEDERLANDS 11-12:30
• GROUP FR - FRANCAIS - 14:15:30

Presentation & docs
URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BFr6iHNAgmws-Sd3d4svgB_IvPUQ3K0I?usp=sharing

Timing of the DevNet Associate Course

Timing of the DevNet Associate Course

 

Cisco Academy Webinars in het Nederlands

Voor Cisco Academy instructors die graag een keer een webinar in het Nederlands volgen is er een interessant aanbod in mei 2020.

Remote Teaching Best Practices -- Cisco NetAcad IPD WEEK

Nico Declerck and Yvan Rooseleer from BiASC organized a webinar about Remote Teaching Best Practices for Cisco NetAcad IPD Week on Thursday 30 April 2020.  The webinar started streaming at 14pm. There were about 150 attendees from all over the world, mainly Networking Academy instructors and coordinators. At the end of the presentation there were a lot of interesting questions from the audience. A video of the conference is available for NetAcad instructors and coordinators.