SOC Analyst

For learners targeting SOC, monitoring, and detection jobs. Target role: Blue team entry role. Expected timeline: 3-6 months.

CySA+, SC-200, BTL140+ resourcesDFIR

Study sequence

  1. Month 1: networking, logs, and Windows events
  2. Month 2: SIEM searches and alert handling
  3. Month 3: incident timelines and detection engineering
  4. Month 4+: malware traffic and threat hunting cases

Portfolio projects

  • Alert triage report
  • Windows event log timeline
  • Sigma or SPL detection rule set
  • SIEM dashboard screenshot pack