IBM QRadar SIEM Advanced Topics
Course code
BQ205GUA
Duration
2 Days, 16 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
Overview
QRadar SIEM provides deep visibility into network, user, and application activity. It provides collection, normalization, correlation, and secure storage of events, flows, assets, and vulnerabilities. Suspected attacks and policy breaches are highlighted as offenses.
This 2-day instructor-led course walks you through various advanced topics about QRadar such as custom log sources, reference data collections and custom rules, X-Force data and the Threat Intelligence app, UBA and QRadar Advisor, tuning and custom action scripts. The course also discusses integration with IBM SOAR. Hands-on exercises reinforce the skills learned.
The lab environment for this course uses the IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5 platform.
Objectives
Objectives
- Learn how to create custom log sources
- Discover how to work with reference data collections and custom rules
- Use X-Force data and Threat Intelligence app
- Use the Use Case Manager app
- Learn how to use UBA and QRadar Advisor
- Discover Tuning
- Explore Custom action scripts
- Discuss Integration with IBM SOAR
Prerequisites
Audience
This course is designed for security administrators and security analysts.
Prerequisites
Students should be knowledgeable about the following topics:
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- IT infrastructure
- IT security fundamentals
- Linux
- Windows
- TCP/IP networking
- Syslog
- Foundational skills for the IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform (at least the skills that are taught in the IBM QRadar SIEM Foundations – BQ105 course)
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Course Outline
Topics
Unit 1: Custom log sources
Unit 2: Reference data collections and custom rules
Unit 3: IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence in QRadar
Unit 4: User Behavior Analytics and Advisor with Watson
Unit 5: Tuning
Unit 6: Custom action scripts
Unit 7: IBM SOAR integration
