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SOC Analyst Fundamentals

From zero to a confident first day on the SOC floor.

By LearnDefend Blue Team · SOC & Blue Team

About this course

The core habits of a SOC analyst: reading alerts, triaging with evidence, escalating with a clear story, and avoiding the common false-positive traps — the foundation every defensive role builds on.

What you'll learn

  • Triage an alert with evidence, not assumption.
  • Escalate with a clear, defensible narrative.
  • Recognize common false-positive patterns.

Course outline

  1. 1What a SOC does
  2. 2Alert triage with evidence
  3. 3Escalation & handoff
  4. 4False positives & restraint

Prerequisites

  • Basic networking and OS familiarity.
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