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_4

4. Prerequisite Skills

Tyler Wall¹   and Jarrett Rodrick²

(1)

Braselton, GA, USA

(2)

Melissa, TX, USA

 

This chapter will describe the prerequisite skills that you will need to land your first job in information security. We will also describe common backgrounds that pivot into the SOC analyst role well.

Knowing which topics you need to know to land your first role in infosec is crucial. While we can’t teach you everything you need to know, this book will cover the fundamentals of security based upon a common baseline of knowledge. The common baseline of knowledge rests on network and security fundamentals. Most of the ...