Network Security Monitoring with Security Onion

In today's complex threat landscape, having complete visibility into your network traffic is the key to stopping cyber attacks before they cause damage. This text-based course guides you from the absolute basics of network security monitoring to actively identifying system vulnerabilities. You will learn how to navigate Security Onion to analyze suspicious activity, manage logs, and protect digital assets. What you'll learn: - Understand core network security monitoring concepts and Security Onion architecture - Analyze network traffic and packet captures to identify suspicious behavior - Configure intrusion detection alerts and manage security logs effectively - Practice threat hunting workflows to isolate and investigate potential compromises - Apply modern zero-trust concepts to network visibility and access monitoring - Interpret security alerts to respond to simulated real-world incidents The course begins with essential terminology and foundational definitions before guiding you through practical alert triage, log analysis, and modern threat investigation methodologies. This course is designed for aspiring security analysts, IT professionals, and beginners looking to enter the cybersecurity field, with no prior security monitoring experience required. Start reading today to build your practical skills in network security monitoring.