For some reason, the skills associated with being a Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst never seem to be listed as important in HR.

Top Priority Skills:

• Analytic Detailed Analysis
• Basic Networking
• Logs
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Application Server
  • Application Auth
  • Database Audit
  • Firewall
  • Windows Authentication
  • Linux Authentication

  Senior Level Skills

  • Protocol Analysis
  • Packet Analysis
  • Code Analysis
  • System Architecture
  • Logs
    • Web Application Firewall
    • IDS/IPS
  • Malware/Intrusion Attempt Incident Reporting
  • Host Forensic Analysis
    • Hard Drive Forensics
    • Memory Forensics

    Conference Talks related to SOC issues: