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SOC Analyst Cloud Skills Checklist: 33 Skills for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud (2026)
The cloud skills a SOC analyst needs, as a checklist: 33 skills across foundations, identity, logging, detection, incident response and containment, tagged Tier 1, Tier 2 or IR lead, with the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud services side by side and a lab for each.
October 29, 2026
What to Learn Before Joining an IR Rotation or SOC: A Checklist and 30-Day Plan
The skills to have before your first SOC shift or incident response rotation: networking, Windows and Linux logs, SIEM queries, identity, email, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST SP 800-61r3, evidence handling and writing. With free resources, browser labs and a 30-day plan.
October 29, 2026