- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
In this course, you will learn about FortiSIEM initial configurations, architecture, and the discovery of devices on the network and SOAR products in the industry. You will also learn how to collect performance information and aggregate it with Syslog data to enrich the overall view of the health of your environment, how to use the configuration database to greatly facilitate compliance audits, and how to integrate FortiSIEM into your network awareness infrastructure.
Prerequisite(s)
- Network Defense Essential (FortiGate) , Basic knowledge of networking, routing, and switching and OS.
Credits
1.0
Domestic fees
$217.93
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify business drivers for using SIEM tools
- Describe key features of FortiSIEM
- Understand how collectors, workers, and supervisors work together
- Create new users
- Describe and enable devices for discovery
- Configure users when to use agents
- Perform real-time, historic structured searches
- Group and aggregate search results
- Create custom incident rules
- Edit existing, or create new, reports
- Configure and customize the dashboards
- Identify Windows agent components
- Describe the purpose of Windows agents
- Understand how the Windows agent manager works in various deployment models
- Identify reports that relate to Windows agents
- Understand the FortiSIEM Linux file monitoring agent
- Understand agent registration
- Monitor agent communications after deployment
- Describe SOAR
Effective as of Winter 2022
Related Programs
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)/Security Orchestration Automation & Response (SOAR) (XCSA 1103) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Energy
- Cybersecurity Analysis for Network Administrators
Microcredential Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2024
Below is one offering of XCSA 1103 for the Fall 2024 term.
CRN 49699
Dates
Tue Oct 15 - Fri Dec 20
- 10 weeks
- CRN 49699
- Domestic fees $217.93
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 - Dec 20 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Hamidreza Talebi
Course outline
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- If you have any questions about this course, please contact the Program Assistant – soepts@bcit.ca. Please include your BCIT student ID (if you have one).. Note: BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses. In the event of a course cancellation, you will be notified at least two business days prior to the course start. Please ensure that your contact information is current in your myBCIT.
Winter 2025
Below is one offering of XCSA 1103 for the Winter 2025 term.
CRN 90076
Dates
Mon Feb 17 - Fri Apr 25
- 10 weeks
- CRN 90076
- Domestic fees $217.93
Status
Seats Available
This course offering has seats available.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 - Apr 25 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- If you have any question about this course, please contact the Program Assistant Katie Howard - khoward18@bcit.ca. Please include your BCIT student ID (if you have one). Note: BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses. In the event of a course cancellation, you will be notified at least two business days prior to the course start. Please ensure that your contact information is current in your myBCIT. This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC future skills grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant/. Students will register for the course themselves, and then apply for the StrongerBC future skills grant to cover payment (if eligible). The Winter 2025 StrongerBC future skills grant (FSG) will only be eligible for students continuing their FSG-eligible program that they started in Fall 2024.
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.