🔐 SOC Analyst Roadmap – Key Topics:

📌 1. Introduction – SOC role, layers of security
📌 2. Networking Basics – OSI, TCP/IP, ports, firewalls
📌 3. Cyber Threats – malware, phishing, DDoS, insider threats
📌 4. SOC Tools – SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, Threat Intel
📌 5. Log Analysis – Windows/Linux logs, syslog, SIEM correlation
📌 6. Incident Detection – IOCs, IOAs, false positives, use cases
📌 7. Incident Response – phases, playbooks, case studies
📌 8. Threat Intelligence – MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain, OSINT
📌 9. Vulnerability Mgmt. – scanning, CVE, patching
📌 10. Malware Analysis (Basic) – static/dynamic, sandboxing
📌 11. Security Policies & Compliance – ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
📌 12. Forensics (Intro) – evidence collection, memory/disk analysis
📌 13. Advanced SOC – threat hunting, UEBA, Zero Trust
📌 14. Soft Skills – reporting, communication, teamwork
📌 15. Career Path – SOC tiers, certs, labs, practice

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