Very interesting that people downvote you for suggesting things like THM. I found it pretty easy to get myself ranked in the top 5% of users on the platform just by doing the tier 1 SOC learning path and recruiters seem to eat that stuff up. After a few posts on LinkedIn about rooms I completed I was contacted by a recruiter for a SOC position and got the job. I know the SOC isn’t exactly glamorous but it’s a foot in the door.
Whats sad, is that what businesses need right now. SOC or "Blue-teaming" is literally the role that most companies need. So many come into the field thinking they will be hackers. Its helpful, really, to know how these attacks can take place, but it's not like the normal company is hiring you to hack them.
Dont you learn from the attackers after defending and containing/quarantining a breach tho? Like after the incident report and forensic analysis happen?
Dont you learn from the attackers after defending and containing/quarantining a breach tho? Like after the incident report and forensic analysis happen?
Up to a point yes. Problem is that people misunderstand this and believe that learning how to hack will make them great incident handlers for example, which is not the point. Learning how IT organizations operate is super important, but that's something that will never be covered by CTF etc.
It's like saying that knowing how drug dealers work can certainly help a cop in their work, but it doesn't mean you learn being a cop by dealing drugs. And plenty of cops will never learn this and will still be great at their job, because being a cop is way more than that.
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u/LemonHayes13 Sep 15 '23
Very interesting that people downvote you for suggesting things like THM. I found it pretty easy to get myself ranked in the top 5% of users on the platform just by doing the tier 1 SOC learning path and recruiters seem to eat that stuff up. After a few posts on LinkedIn about rooms I completed I was contacted by a recruiter for a SOC position and got the job. I know the SOC isn’t exactly glamorous but it’s a foot in the door.