Cybersecurity
Course
DEMO MODE
SOC Analyst Foundations
Your first ninety days in a security operations center
by Mira Okafor4.5 about 2.5 hours
A grounded introduction to triage, alert queues and escalation for people starting in a SOC. Each lesson builds one habit you can use on your next shift.
What you'll learn
- Triage a crowded alert queue without missing priority signals
- Write escalation notes a senior analyst can act on
- Recognize common false-positive patterns
Free preview
Lesson one walks through a realistic morning queue of fourteen alerts and shows how an experienced analyst orders the work before touching a single ticket.
Curriculum8 lessons
- A morning in the SOC15 minPreview
- Triage vocabulary20 min
- Reading an alert20 min
- Escalation notes that work20 min
- Common false-positive patterns20 min
- Video: a live triage sessionVideo placeholder — not hosted yet20 min
- When to wake someone up15 min
- Your first ninety days20 min
Learner reviews
Ava Chen5.0
The queue-walkthrough in lesson one matched my first week almost exactly. I keep the escalation-note template pinned.
Sofia Marino4.0
Solid and practical. I wanted more depth on log sources, but the triage habits alone were worth it.