SOC Analyst Career Guide: Become highly skilled in security tools, tactics, and techniques to jumpstart your SOC analyst career

Develop the SOC analysis, triage, and investigation skills needed to succeed as a SOC analyst with the help of hands-on labs, exercises, and scenario-based trainingFree with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*Key FeaturesMaster SIEM and learn to investigate, triage, and move beyond automation via SOARExplore an operational SOC from the inside-out and develop a coherent career pathUnderstand the role of the SOC in delivering business value through the CIA triad to the enterpriseGet With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader FreeBook DescriptionAs cyberattacks continue to disrupt modern enterprises, organizations urgently need vigilant security operations center (SOC) analysts who can detect and stop threats fast. With modern SIEMs and ingestion strategies, much of the necessary data is already within easy reach. This book provides you with the daily tactics, techniques, and procedures of a SOC analyst and shows how to exceed expectations in a modern SOC.The book builds a solid foundation in security operations, preparing you for the SOC analyst role and other positions within the SOC. With this base in place, you’ll advance into key SOC roles and blue team principles, such as detection and engineering. You’ll be able to clearly articulate your future as a SOC analyst in an interview as well as talk about your career path to impress prospective employers. You’ll get to grips with advanced threat actors, including advanced persistent threats (APTs) that wield considerable resources in campaigning against an organization. The chapters cover important concepts, such as governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), blue and red team tools, network security, web app security, and job search skills.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to demonstrate competency and acquire a SOC analyst position with an additional career outlook moving forward.What you will learnExplore security operations and see how it fits into an overall businessDiscover the key functions and real-world duties of a SOC analystUnderstand and master the tools of the trade, including SIEMDevelop a home lab with an operational SIEM and EDR solutionCreate a compelling portfolio to impress prospective employersPerfect your interviewing skills and land a SOC analyst jobWho this book is forThis guide is for anyone interested in becoming a SOC analyst and entering the field of cybersecurity supporting a security operations center or managed security services provider (MSSP). Basic networking and computer skills, such as the skills covered in CompTIA A+ or Network+, will be needed to grasp the topics covered with ease.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Security OperationsSOC Roles FundamentalsDetection EngineeringConducting a Mock IntrusionIncident Response, Forensics, and RecoveryBlue Team Technologies, Tools, and TTPsRed Team Technologies, Tools, and TTPsOS/Endpoint SecurityNetwork SecurityWeb App SecurityPreparing for the InterviewJob Search and Company InvestigationSocial Media, Public Portfolios, and Public RelationsCommon Interview Questions and ResponsesCongratulations: You Got the Job!*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required Read more