Hands-On Network Threat Detection and Response Using ACAS

Hands-On Network Threat Detection and Response with ACAS is an intermediate, tools-first course that teaches you to find, understand, and respond to malicious activity hidden in real network traffic. Working with captured packet data and the ACAS toolset, you’ll see how deep packet inspection and anomaly detection surface suspicious behaviour, how intrusion-detection alerts are generated and triaged, and how explainable-AI techniques make a model’s reasoning transparent so you can trust and act on its findings. Through practical exercises on provided, sanitised datasets, you’ll move from raw packets to clear, evidence-backed conclusions and appropriate response actions. It’s aimed at SOC analysts, network and security engineers, and students who want a working, hands-on grounding in modern threat detection rather than theory alone.