Essentials of SIEM
RCCE students will learn Security Information and Event Management platform deployment, configuration, and operations including log ingestion, parsing, correlation rule development, dashboard creation, and alert management. RCCE students will learn to deploy and configure SIEM platforms for enterprise security monitoring, design log collection architectures, write correlation rules that detect attack patterns, build operational dashboards for security analysts, manage alert workflows and escalation procedures, tune SIEM performance and storage, integrate threat intelligence feeds, and maintain SIEM content as the threat landscape and organizational infrastructure evolve. This essentials course covers the core knowledge needed to operate competently in this domain. Starting from foundational concepts, RCCE students will learn the fundamental concepts, terminology, risks, and defenses that form the foundation for all further study and professional practice. Students build a solid knowledge base that prepares them for more advanced courses and real-world security responsibilities.
- SOC Analysts and Incident Responders
- Detection Engineers and SIEM Content Authors
- Threat Hunters improving adversary coverage
- Security Operations Team Leads
- Professionals implementing Essentials of SIEM
- Execute hands-on tasks for security information and event management
- Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Execute hands-on tasks for core knowledge
- Execute hands-on tasks for practical skills — covering SIEM concepts and terminology, Deploy a SIEM platform from scratch.
- Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry, including Long-term log storage.
- Execute hands-on tasks for log files
- Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry, including Exponential growth in log volume.
- Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry, including User and entity behavior analytics.
- Explain SIEM Architecture Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for data sources
- Execute hands-on tasks for firewalls, endpoints, servers, cloud
- Execute hands-on tasks for collection layer
| Module 01 | Security Information and Event Management |
| Module 02 | Learning Objectives |
| Module 03 | Core Knowledge |
| Module 04 | Practical Skills |
| Module 05 | Unified SIEM Value |
| Module 06 | Log Files |
| Module 07 | Modern SIEM Capabilities |
| Module 08 | AI/ML capability integration |
| Module 09 | SIEM Architecture Overview |
| Module 10 | Data Sources |
| Module 11 | Firewalls, Endpoints, Servers, Cloud |
| Module 12 | Collection Layer |
| Module 13 | Processing Engine |
| Module 14 | Parsing, Normalization, Enrichment |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice essentials of siem by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for security information and event management
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for learning objectives
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for core knowledge
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for practical skills
- Lab 5: Integrate privilege controls with identity providers and SIEM telemetry
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Essentials of SIEM, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI