Cybersecurity Job Spotlight:
Tier I Soc Analyst
What the Heck Is a SOC?
A SOC is a Security Operations Center. SOCs aggregate security functions for cybersecurity as well as for physical security. Cybersecurity and physical security may be worked together or separately. The type of SOC we are concerned about here are those focused on an organizations IT security.
What Is a SOC Analyst
SOC analyst handle the day-to-day front lines of an organization’s IT security apparatus. These Jobs are in abundance because every mid to large sized operation has a SOC.
Who has a SOC?
Nearly every mid and large organization has a SOC or multiple SOCs.
Daily Duties
Tier I (entry level) Soc Analysts trigae alerts from SIEMS and escalate higher priority alerts to their more experienced coworkers. SOC’s receive way more alerts and events than they can handle, and there are often backlogs.
Who Is This Job Good For?
Those who are curious, enjoy technical material, and want to get a foot in the door of cybersecurity.
Paragraph 4 – Who Is This Job Bad For:
If you want to travel, and don’t like sitting down for long periods of time, this may not be the right cybersecurity role for you.
How To Become a SOC Analyst?
- Get CompTIA Security+ as a minimum background.
- Have experience in analytic work.
- Be prepared to crush it during a technical interview (likely a test run through a SIEM scenario)
- Be willing to work any shifty at first. These SOCs operate 24/7, and as an entry level hire you will likely get third shift, second shift, and weekends in some combination.
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