Certified Security Operations Manager (CSOM)
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CSOM develops the skills needed to lead, build and develop security operations functions. It focuses on the processes, structure, and decision-making required to run effective SOC and incident response teams.
Supporting individuals to strengthen leadership capability and develop more consistent, measurable security operations across teams.
Skills Your Team Will Gain
Certified Security Operations Manager (CSOM)
Recommended experience
2+ years' experience
Estimated time to complete
approximately 30 hours to complete
On-demand access
Complete in 6 months
Who is the course for?
CSOM is designed for professionals with experience in security operations or related disciplines who are moving into, or operating within leadership responsibilities, including:
- Security Analysts
- Senior Security Analysts
- Security Managers
- SOC Managers
- Heads of Security Operations
- Directors of Security Operations
- Security Consultants
While typically aligned to professionals with 2+ years of experience, it also supports progression into management and leadership roles within security operations.
Why choose CSOM?
CSOM is built for practitioners who need to develop the capability to lead and mature security operations functions.
It combines management principles with operational context to support stronger decision-making, while building practical leadership capability across key security operations management areas.
- Threat Modeling - Identify and assess threats to inform defensive strategy
- Security Operations Design - Understand SOC functions, services, and the value they deliver
- SOC Development - Plan and build security operations across people, process, and technology
- Maturity Assessment - Evaluate SOC, incident response, threat hunting, and CTI capabilities to identify gaps
- Metrics & Reporting - Use metrics to measure performance, identify issues, and support continuous improvement
Modern Security Operations
17 topics
2 quizzes
What Your Team Will Learn
Lessons
- Domain Introduction
- Business Objectives, Legal Enablers, and Considerations
- Security Operations Teams
Skills Your Team Will Learn
Building a Security Operations Team
Capability Development
Metrics, Maturity, and Measuring Success
CSOM Exam Preparation
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