Hack The Box (HTB) SOC Analyst Path Labs

I am currently working towards obtaining another certification in cybersecurity: the Hack The Box Certified Defensive Security Analyst (HTB CDSA).

HTB CDSA is a highly hands-on certification that assesses the candidates’ security analysis, SOC operations, and incident handling skills.

I am currently enrolled in the SOC Analyst Path and will complete 15 modules before taking the final exam. Here is the list of the 15 modules I am working on:

• Incident Handling Process

• Security Monitoring & SIEM Fundamentals

• Windows Event Logs & Finding Evil

• Introduction to Threat Hunting & Hunting With Elastic

• Understanding Log Sources & Investigating with Splunk

• Windows Attacks & Defense

• Intro to Network Traffic Analysis

• Intermediate Network Traffic Analysis

• Working with IDS/IPS

• Introduction to Malware Analysis

• JavaScript Deobfuscation

• YARA & Sigma for SOC Analysts

• Introduction to Digital Forensics

• Detecting Windows Attacks with Splunk

• Security Incident Reporting

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Through these labs, I developed and sharpened the following skills:

• Security Analyst

• SOC Analyst

• Incident Handler

• Defensive Security Analyst

• Splunk

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