SOC Analyst daily activities

Here are some of the tasks that a SOC Analyst performs on a daily basis.

A SOC (Security Operations Center) Level 1 analyst’s daily tasks may vary based on the organisation and environment, however some frequent activities may include:

Monitoring security alerts

Analyzing security alerts issued by intrusion detection systems (IDS), firewalls, network detection and response (Darktrace), SIEM, ELK stack, and antivirus software.

Investigating security incidents

Investigating security incidents such as network intrusions, malware …

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