Category: SOC Journey

Category: SOC Journey

All from controlled labs to real-world incident analysis, focused on detection, investigation, and response.

AI Security Through a SOC Analyst Lens: Defend & leverage AI

From a SOC analyst perspective, covering prompt injection, LLM risks, data leakage, and how defenders can monitor and secure AI systems.

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SOC Level 1 Journey: Blue Team & SIEM with Lessons, Mistakes & Wins

30 days THM SOC Level 1 journey into Blue Team operations, SIEM log analysis, phishing detection, and real-world cyber defense scenarios.

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Packets Don’t Lie: How I Learned to SOC Up With Network Traffic Like an Analyst

Hands-on Lab on how to detect ARP scans, DNS tunneling, and data exfiltration using Wireshark with real examples.

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Learning SOC the Hard Way: Practical Security Analysis & Detection

SOC 101 from the trenches — phishing analysis, network forensics, Snort rules, endpoint compromise, SIEM logs, YARA detection, and privacy.

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How I Started Treating WordPress Websites Like a SOC Analyst — Routine for 2026

No one can unsee it. I’m applying a SOC mindset to WordPress—here’s a 2026 routine to improve monitoring, resilience, and incident response.

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