SOC Level 1
I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: SOC Level 1 from TryHackMe on Feb 2024!
New Skills: Investigate Alerts and Incidents; Understand Threat Actors; Monitor Infrastructure; Emulate Attackers
The responsibilities of a Junior Security Analyst or Tier 1 SOC Analyst include the following:
- Monitor and investigate alerts (most of the time, it’s a 24×7 SOC operations environment)
- Configure and manage security tools
- Develop and implement IDS signatures
- Escalate the security incidents to the Tier 2 and Team Lead if needed
As a Junior Security Analyst, I will be a Triage Specialist. I will spend a significant portion of my time triaging or monitoring event logs and alerts and that’s why I think this training was so important.
To gain a certificate I finished 8 topics:
First: Cyber Defense Frameworks
Second: Cyber Threat Intelligence
Third: Network Security and Traffic Analysis
Fourth: Endpoint Security Monitoring
Fifth: Security Information and Event Management
Sixth: Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Seventh: Phishing
Responsibilities
As a cyber security analyst, I will likely be required to:
- Monitor infrastructure and digital assets for any malicious activity
- Respond to alerts and investigate incidents depending on the severity of these alerts
- Plan for disaster recovery and create contingency plans in the event of any security breaches
- Work with different departments and stakeholders within an organization to draft and review security policies and processes
- Identify potential weaknesses and implement measures, such as firewalls and encryption
- Ensure systems in the organization are hardened according to best practices and that their security patches are kept up to date
- Analyze and measure the risk when using external third parties
- Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security
- Give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails
I am excited to apply my newly acquired skills and knowledge.
P.S.: For your laptop or any other device needs, please click on the following link. Thank you.
