IBM QRadar – SIEM

Module 1: SIEM Concepts and IBM QRadar Architecture

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) fundamentals
• QRadar architecture: Console, Event Processor, Flow Processor, and Data Nodes
• QRadar deployment models: on-premise, cloud, and SaaS
• Navigating the QRadar SIEM console: dashboards, offenses, and log activity

Module 2: Log Sources and Data Collection

• Log source types: syslog, JDBC, SNMP, and API-based collection
• Configuring log sources: firewall, Windows, Linux, and cloud platforms
• QRadar DSMs (Device Support Modules): parsing and normalisation
• Universal DSM and custom log source parser creation

Module 3: Rules and Offense Management

• QRadar rule engine: building blocks, tests, and actions
• Creating custom detection rules: threshold, behavioural, and anomaly
• Offense generation: correlating events into actionable alerts
• Offense triage: investigation workflow and false positive tuning

Module 4: Network Flow Analysis

• QFlow Collector and VFlow for network traffic analysis
• Flow data analysis: top talkers, protocols, and geographic mapping
• Detecting lateral movement and exfiltration using flow data
• Combining event and flow data for enriched threat detection

Module 5: QRadar Use Cases and Threat Detection

• Detecting brute force, privilege escalation, and account compromise
• Ransomware and malware activity detection rules
• Insider threat detection: DLP and data exfiltration indicators
• MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping in QRadar rules

Module 6: Reference Sets, Watchlists, and Threat Intelligence

• Reference sets: IP, URL, and hash-based allow/block lists
• Threat intelligence integration: IBM X-Force and STIX/TAXII feeds
• App Framework: QRadar apps from the IBM Security App Exchange
• User Behaviour Analytics (UBA) app for insider threat detection

Module 7: Reporting and Compliance

• QRadar report templates: executive summary and compliance reports
• Custom report builder: queries, filters, and scheduled delivery
• Compliance content: PCI-DSS, SOX, and HIPAA report packs
• QRadar API for custom integrations and data extraction

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• QRadar log source configuration and parsing exercise
• Custom detection rule creation and offense investigation simulation
• Compliance reporting and executive dashboard build
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Gain expertise from IBM QRadar-certified SIEM engineers who have deployed and operated QRadar environments for enterprise SOCs, financial institutions, and managed security service providers processing millions of events per day.

Backgrounds at the Top Our QRadar trainers have built detection engineering programmes, tuned SIEM rules, and investigated security incidents using QRadar at global banks, telecommunications companies, and government security operations centres.

Clear & Effective Teaching QRadar log source configuration, DSM parsing, rule engine, offense management, flow analysis, threat intelligence integration, and reporting are explained clearly with real SOC analyst workflows and detection scenarios.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students configure log sources, build custom detection rules, investigate simulated offenses, analyse network flows, and create compliance reports through structured hands-on lab exercises.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest QRadar releases, QRadar SIEM on Cloud updates, IBM Security QRadar Suite enhancements, and evolving SOC detection engineering methodologies.