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IT student to CySA+ Owner: Micah’s Success Story

Can you introduce yourself? Hi! My name is Micah. I’m an IT student about to graduate with my Bachelors degree in Networking & Information Systems. My associates is in Networking & Cybersecurity. My dream job is SOC Analyst Tier 1. The job is about doing the most fascinating stuff I’ve ever learned, but EVERYDAY. TheRead More

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Cybersecurity Bootcamp: A Quick Path to a Career in Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a rapidly growing field, as the amount of data and technology being used in the world continues to increase. One way to break into the field is through a cybersecurity bootcamp. These bootcamps are short-term, intensive training programs that aim to teach the essential skills needed to start a career in cybersecurity. ThereRead More

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SOC Analyst vs Software Developer

In this blog post, information about SOC Analyst and Software Developer has been discussed. SOC Analyst What Does a SOC Analyst Do? SOC Analysts try to detect anomalous behavior by monitoring the activities of the digital assets within their institutions. After detecting an abnormal security event suitable for the attacker’s behavior, it quickly performs theRead More

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The Best Blue Team Tools

Blue Team team members use some blue team tools while dealing with the alerts/incidents they have worked on. A few of these tools are the subject of this blog post. Below are descriptions and images of these tools: Procmon Procmon(Process Monitor) tool is a useful tool that provides real-time information by monitoring the activities ofRead More

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Purple Team vs Blue Team: What’s the Difference and Which is Right for Your Career?

What is the Purple Team? The purple team is the team where red team and blue team members can collaborate and carry out joint work together under the cyber security departments of organizations. For example, if the members of the red team are briefing the blue team about the advanced and trending cyber attack methods,Read More

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SOC Analyst vs Incident Responder: What’s the Difference?

In the world of cybersecurity, there are many different roles and job titles, and it can be difficult to understand the differences between them. Two common roles that are often confused or conflated are the security operations center (SOC) analyst and the incident responder. Both of these roles are critical for the success of anyRead More

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How to Create a Blue Team Challenge?

We just did a quick interview with Andre about creating blue team challenges. He already created “PDF Analysis” and “Suspicious Browser Extension” on LetsDefend. People really like these challenges. Can you introduce yourself? Andre: Hello, My name is Andre. I am a 2020 Cyber security graduate from the UK. I’ve previously worked as threat hunterRead More

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How to Train Your SOC Team as a Manager?

Everyone agrees that there are difficulties in finding qualified people for the SOC environment. As a result of our research, there are some reports published on this subject, and according to these reports, the important causes of the problem are burnout, overwork, and a stressful working environment. When the remote working model, which has becomeRead More

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Book Recommendations for Incident Responders

Incident Responders can benefit from the books in order to obtain theoretical and practical information about the steps to be applied while responding to the incident. In this article, brief information will be given about 3 different books written about the incident response: Title: Incident Response & Computer Forensics Target Audience: SOC Analyst Tier 2Read More

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Preparing for the CompTIA CySA+ Exam: Clayton’s Story

Clayton is a recent college graduate that has been studying cybersecurity and offensive security for two years. He has always enjoyed playing around with technology and only recently realized he would revolve his career around cybersecurity and technology. Why blue team certificate? In the cybersecurity/IT field there are so many different pathways and careers thatRead More