Junior Security Analyst Intro: TryHackMe Walkthrough

In this article, I will write the write-up for the Introduction to Junior Security Analyst. It summarizes a career as a Junior (Associate) Security Analyst, Security Operations Center (SOC) and A day In the life of a Junior (Associate) Security Analyst.

A career as a Junior (Associate) Security Analyst

The responsibilities for a Junior Security Analyst or Tier 1 SOC Analyst include:

• Monitor and investigate the alerts (most of the time, it's a 24x7 SOC operations environment)

• Configure and manage the security tools

• Develop and implement basic IDS (Intrusion Detection System) signatures

• Participate in SOC working groups, meetings

• Create tickets and escalate the security incidents to the Tier 2 and Team Lead if needed

Required qualifications (most common):

• 0-2 years of experience with Security Operations

• Basic understanding of Networking ( OSI model (Open Systems Interconnection Model) or TCP/IP model (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Model)), Operating Systems (Windows, Linux), and Web applications. To further learn about OSI and TCP/IP models, please refer to the Introductory Networking Room.

• Scripting/programming skills are a plus

Desired certification:

• CompTIA Security+

Responsibilities of SOC

1. What will be your role as a Junior Security Analyst? Triage Specialist

2. What was the malicious IP address in the alerts? 221.181.185.159

3. To whom did you escalate the event associated with the malicious IP address? Will Griffin

4. After blocking the malicious IP address on the firewall, what message did the malicious actor leave for you? THM{UNTIL-WE-MEET-AGAIN}

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