The Complete SOC Handbook - Part 1

About this book

A structured path for students, career changers and junior analysts, with no SOC experience assumed. Its 24 chapters start with what a SOC is and who works in it, then cover the networking, Windows, Linux and log knowledge behind the job, the tools analysts use, how attacks are detected and investigated, how incidents are handled, and how a SOC is built and run. Every chapter explains ideas in plain language, with diagrams, worked examples and key takeaways.

• 25+ diagrams and worked examples
• A learning roadmap of about 6 months in 8 stages
• Home lab guide, career plan and 90-day plan

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Contents 24 chapters

1. Introduction to the SOC
2. SOC Roles, Tiers and Career Path
3. Cybersecurity Fundamentals
4. Networking for SOC Analysts
5. Windows and Linux for SOC Analysts
6. SOC Architecture and Data Sources
7. Log Management and SIEM
8. Endpoint Security: AV, EDR and XDR
9. Network Security Monitoring: Firewall, IDS/IPS, NDR
10. Email, Web and Identity Security
11. Cloud Security Monitoring
12. SOAR, Automation and AI in the SOC
13. Threat Landscape, Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK
14. Detection Engineering: Rules, Sigma and YARA
15. Cyber Threat Intelligence
16. Alert Triage and Investigation
17. Vulnerability Management
18. Threat Hunting
19. Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Basics
20. Incident Response
21. SOC Metrics, Reporting and Maturity
22. Compliance, Frameworks and Governance
23. Building and Running a SOC
24. Lab, Practice and Career Roadmap

Also included

• Quick reference sheets
• Query cookbook
• Interview questions with short answers
• Glossary

Details

Format

PDF (digital)

Level

Beginner to advanced

Pages

95

Chapters

24

Domain

SOC Analyst

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