Linux SSH Log Cheat Sheet for Beginner SOC Analysts
Where Linux keeps SSH logs, what each common log line means and the simple grep and journalctl commands that tell you who logged in, from where and how.
9 Nov 20267 min read
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How to Build a Home SOC Lab with Free Tools
A beginner friendly plan for a home SOC lab using Windows evaluation builds, Sysmon, a free SIEM and Atomic Red Team, plus how to turn it into interview evidence.
7 Nov 20267 min read
Triage a Brute Force Alert in 5 Steps (Event ID 4625)
A repeatable beginner workflow for the most common SOC alert: lots of failed Windows logons. Read the alert, enrich, scope, decide and document.
4 Nov 20262 min read
SOC Analyst Interview Prep: Technical Questions for Beginners
The networking, Windows log and alert triage questions that entry level SOC interviews often include, with simple ways to answer them clearly and what to study first.
4 Nov 20268 min read
Log Levels Explained: What INFO, WARN and ERROR Mean in Logs
A beginner guide to log severity levels in syslog, Python, Log4j and Windows, why they differ between products, and why quiet INFO events can still matter.
23 Oct 20267 min read