Your Endgame Tier as a Cybersecurity SOC Analyst

[@connorjuday1118]

Love your videos, I'm in college and still not sure where I want to go in cyber security. These videos are helping me narrow down where I want to go in this industry!

[@TechwithJono]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@Nate-wn1lk]

Thank you for this video! It helped me to decide which path to choose in my cybersecurity journey!!❤

[@TechwithJono]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JumperNYC]

which path was that

[@nicolotiozzo86]

Jono, you are a legend mate! Love your videos, so informative and useful! Would love to buy you a drink, I work near Brissie!

[@TechwithJono]

Thank you!

[@jeffnaval4894]

I want to be just like you when i grow up. Im asian too doing nerdy stuff.

[@_nohomo]

XDDDD

[@TechwithJono]

Haha thanks!

[@SMYTM427]

Thanks for the video! An analyst is what I'm hoping to be once I have more experience and this is exactly the kind of video that I was looking for to learn about the responsibilities of each tier. I just have 2 quick questions: What certifications would you recommend having to get a tier 1 analyst position? Also, would you need / recommend other certifications to be promoted to a tier 2 / tier 3 analyst?

[@TechwithJono]

Thanks for the comment! I would recommend a security cert for tier 1 like Comptia Security+. I dont have any recommendation yet for tier 2/3. Hope that helps!

[@zojirushi1]

Do you feel that cybersecurity is more enjoyable than full stack? Full stack web dev feels like it moves way to fast, too competitive, need tons of take home coding assessments, algorithm/lc questions. in person coding test, behavioral, system design, mb take home web app project as a test, tons of rounds of interviews, new tech framework or lanaguages every few months. Everything constantly changing but not always better. And is hard to wrap your head around this fast speed of development. Also constantly have to read up and learn the new fancy tech of the week. Cybersecurity seems more down to earth. Interview questions are actually relevant and more based on experience, how you respond and react given a cybersecurity scenario, certs, projects, etc. Are you able to stop working once your hours end. And have good work life balance? Is your day to day as a SOC analyst usually the same you know what to expect since you’ve seen mostly everything before and it’s same response and plan to defend, contain, stop, etc. When everything is good then basically aren’t doing much. And then when phishing, exploit, hack, etc are found then you do a little more work. And cybersecurity doesn’t change as fast as fullstack.

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, it depends on where your interests are. If you're fine with just being a regular SOC analyst, then you will have a less stressful time as your workload mostly is aligned with alerts. If you're more in the dev line in cybersecurity, then it never really slows down as you're constantly looking for ways to uplift your environment. Pros and cons in both sides. Hope that helps!

[@kerwinramirez9368]

Been loving the videos! I am coming up on two years of Help Desk experience. What would you recommend me doing now to try to get into a Junior SOC Analyst role?

[@TechwithJono]

Thanks for the comment. I would recommend doing a Security cert to nail your cybersecurity fundamentals. Hope that helps!

[@zojirushi1]

So SOC is more like blue team? And ethical hacking is red team?

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, thats a very general way to put it but yes

[@852inmelbourne]

Hi! Thank you for all the great videos. I am an international students studying Master of Cybersecurity in Australia. I saw a lot of jobs ads which requires PR / Citizenship for a cybersecurity roles. Do you have any advice for people who want to get in to the industry but do not have PR statues? Thank you! (I am in the first year of my Master and also finished Google IT Support and Cybersecurity Certification)

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, unforunately I don't have any exposure in this part so cant help you there!

[@hofmann_25]

Is thus $US or $AUD?

[@JumperNYC]

hey, great video are the salary ranges correct? it seems to low especially for a NYC range

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, these are Australian salary ranges. I should've made that clear in the video, apologies!

[@mosaif5500]

Do you have a discord by any chance? I tried to look for it but couldn’t find it.

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, unfortunately I don't have a discord server!

[@duyenlam3570]

Hi Jono, you can help us kick out the hackers is attacking us now

[@TechwithJono]

Hey, I don't understand your comment!

[@kerbalette156]

Which currency are you quoting in?

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, they are in Australian dollars.

[@vivekverma1821]

can tier 1 cybersecurity jobs get vanish due to AI in future

[@TechwithJono]

Nah it won't. Cybersecurity jobs will always need human intervention to prevent false positives.

[@bibekchoudhury9019]

Bro is this possible to get a job with certification only like ceh , oscp and without b tech degreee

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, it is possible if you meet the right recruiters.

[@bibekchoudhury9019]

@@TechwithJono thanks brother

[@zojirushi1]

How much coding do you do? Just simple python scripts?

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, really depends on the ETL pipeline. Sometimes I need to code in Nodejs as well, it really depends on what I need to build but generally a python script is sufficient.

[@zojirushi1]

@@TechwithJononice so not too much code. And by code in nodejs do you also mean in JavaScript too? This is more backend stuff right?

[@zojirushi1]

@@TechwithJonoETL?

[@RockyKumar-jk3bh]

Please improve your audio quality huge request

[@TechwithJono]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@kingofmontechristo]

Do you think Cybersecurity analysts are going to be needed in.... let's say 10 years?

[@TechwithJono]

Hey there, yes for sure. This role will be here as long as Cybersecurity exists!

[@cjbowers6055]

Think Quantum Resistant Infrastructures...

[@MK300ZX]

uncle rogers son?

[@TechwithJono]

I wish!