Jump-start Your SOC Analyst Career: A Roadmap to Cybersecurity Success

© Tyler Wall and Jarrett Rodrick 2021

T. Wall, J. RodrickJump-start Your SOC Analyst Careerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6904-6_2

2. Areas of Expertise in Cybersecurity

Tyler Wall¹   and Jarrett Rodrick²

(1)

Braselton, GA, USA

(2)

Melissa, TX, USA

 

In this chapter, we’ll discuss the many disciplines that make up a successful company, their scope of duties, and how their role brings them into contact with the Security Operations Center (SOC). We’ll also cover the external organizations that the SOC might interact within their day-to-day job.

Your time as a SOC analyst will bring you into contact with many teams from within your organization. Everyone, including the CEO, could be involved in a security investigation. However, the SOC plays an essential ...