A Day In The Life Of A SOC Analyst | A Conversation With Jason Mical | The Academy

When you think about the role of a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst, what comes to mind? Do you envision someone sitting in front of a computer screen—or multiple computer screens—in a security-focused data center, dismissing alerts all day long? Do you think that their excitement for the day comes when they get to track down an alert or incident to determine if the situation warrants escalating it to the next level on the team?

If this is your view, you are probably not too far off the mark. However, things have changed—and continue to improve—for this ever-important InfoSec role.

To learn more about the growth of the SOC and the analysts that make it work, we sit down with Jason Mical, a long-time InfoSec professional that once ran computer incident response teams (CIRT) long before the concept of the SOC was even a thing.

Jason takes us down memory lane to a time before SIEMs, before, correlation, and pre-automated response, not for nostalgic purposes, though, but for purposes of genuinely understanding this role and the human element that makes it work.

This story isn’t all puppies and candy and free soda at work with the traditional Hollywood ending. And that’s precisely why you need to listen to Jason give us a view into the day in the life of a SOC analyst.

If you are a SOC analyst, you will likely shout out multiple times during this chat. If you run a SOC, you might take a step back and think about how you’re running your team. If you oversee your IT and security operations, you need to explore how to ensure the human element in your SOC can be successful in their role and their career.

Ready? Good. Go!

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Jason Mical

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