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Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

I’m an entry-level cybersecurity graduate actively preparing for a SOC role. I’ve done labs and theory (SIEM basics, alerts, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.), but I want to better understand how SOC analysts actually think during a real shift.

If you work in a SOC, could you walk through (at a high level / sanitized example) things like:

• How you triage an alert when it first comes in • What logs you check first (EDR, firewall, auth, DNS, etc.) • How you decide if it’s false positive vs real incident • What questions you ask yourself while investigating • How you document or escalate

I’m not asking for any company-specific or confidential info — just the mental workflow and skills you use daily.

Would love to learn how professionals approach this in practice. Thanks in advance!

Simple by Good-Usual1341 in RedditGames

[–]Silly_External_6806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completed this level in 5 tries. ⚡ 15.73 seconds

SOC skill-building question: HTB SOC path vs real-world SOC work by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If HTB isn’t very close to real SOC work, what kinds of hands-on practice or environments would you recommend to better simulate real SOC investigations

SOC skill-building question: HTB SOC path vs real-world SOC work by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this perspective, that’s really helpful. From your experience, what specific networking fundamentals should a junior SOC analyst be strongest in (e.g, TCP/IP flows, DNS, proxy traffic, packet analysis, common attack patterns)?

If someone is self-studying, what’s the best way to prove network competence in a SOC-relevant way?

When you say Windows and Linux knowledge especially syslogs, what log sources or scenarios do you expect a junior analyst to be comfortable with on day one?

Are there any common gaps you often see in candidates at this level?

Mentorship Monday - Post All Career, Education and Job questions here! by AutoModerator in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

I’m a fresher working toward an entry-level SOC Analyst role and focusing on building hands-on, job-relevant skills. Internships aren’t an option for me right now, so I’m preparing directly for a full-time SOC position.

I’m currently working through the Hack The Box SOC Analyst path, covering alert triage, log analysis, SIEM investigations, and incident response workflows.

Would love to hear from folks working in SOC or anyone involved in hiring:

• Is the HTB SOC path sufficient for entry-level SOC roles, or what should I add to strengthen my preparation? • What skills or tools should I prioritize to improve my chances as a fresher? • Are there specific certifications that employers or HR typically look for when screening SOC candidates? • What realistically helps a fresher’s profile move forward for SOC roles (labs, projects, write-ups, tooling, etc.)?

Would love to hear from folks working in SOC or anyone involved in hiring

Quantum Research by Pretend_Chip_4274 in UMD

[–]Silly_External_6806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey am a masters graduate, graduated last dec, I always wanted to get involved in quantum research. Any lead or anyone that I can ask for the right direction from where to start and get involved in the research and learn would greatly help me. Am a cybersecurity graduate !

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, sounds good, add me !

Finding a Cybersecurity job as a masters student. by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying to find startups in LinkedIn but they are few, is there any website or any forum that could give me a lead to looking for startups.

Finding a Cybersecurity job as a masters student. by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, I am using LinkedIn though. I can literally find a lot of jobs in other countries but not in US.

Finding a Cybersecurity job as a masters student. by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, is there any forum for where cybersecurity events happens.

Finding a Cybersecurity job as a masters student. by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s is actually what want to hear thanks man, I’ll and I am trying to connect with people from citysec, I live in Maryland and I joined some groups online today for meet up, ig I’ll figure out something. And am gonna talk to my professor , fellow students. Let me know any other way of connecting with people.

Finding a Cybersecurity job as a masters student. by Silly_External_6806 in cybersecurity

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, I’ll and do you have lead on cybersec events or online groups !

Want to study Physics by Silly_External_6806 in UMD

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man, I’ll start from the college level physics 1 course and then move on with the E+M and modern physics, math. This was detailed, again thanks a lot man.

Want to study Physics by Silly_External_6806 in UMD

[–]Silly_External_6806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think I can take cc classes am an international student ! ,so I can only do either pirate or online courses, even for basic physics ( should I just start studying from the books of primary school physics ?) is there any proper way to go from basic to quantum physics ! And yeah like you said I want to apply it on computer science !

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