Do you aspire to become a standout in the SOC world? To excel, you must consistently cultivate both your technical hard skills and non-technical soft skills. No specific career path is the golden ticket; each individual’s journey to SOC stardom is a blend of conventional education and hands-on training, seasoned with vital real-world experience. A purpose-built SOC analyst home lab is one proven self-guided learning tool to sharpen your technical know-how.

Security professionals are burning out, and they often aren’t getting enough support from their higher-ups. In fact, Devo and Wakefield Research have found that 45% of IT professionals surveyed felt that their leaders haven’t proactively responded to employee burnout, and 59% wish their leaders would offer additional training, mentorship, and development. Responsibility for tackling this issue lies with InfoSec leaders and their organizations.

The Security Operations Center (SOC) plays a critical role in reducing cyber risk. Successful management of a SOC, however, is a team effort that requires the combined expertise of entry-level (tier 1), mid-level (tier 2), and senior-level (tier 3) analysts. In this piece, we break down the key differences of the three analyst tiers, offer tips for each tier, and provide universal advice to help you succeed in your SOC career.

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, the need for a comprehensive security data lake (SDL) has become important to some enterprises. Organizations face multi-vector threats that demand extensive data analysis to effectively counter them.

Keeping up to date in any field can be challenging, but this ethos might not ring more true than in cybersecurity. The dynamic nature of the industry requires SOC analysts to always be on their toes with new and emerging threats across a constantly expanding attack surface. New threats and vulnerabilities can pop up on a nearly daily basis. Don’t let this discourage you because this is also what can make the role so satisfying!