SOC Analyst Path on Hack The Box

This is my journey through the HTB SOC analyst path.

1. Incident Handling Process

This section covered the basics of the cyber kill chain as well as the NIST incident handling process.

In 10 modules, Hack The Box does a good job covering the fundamentals of incident response in a way that is understanding to someone with even a low level of cyber security knowledge. Its also worth nothing that HTB lists tools and software that is commonly used as a SOC analyst which is helpful when looking for tools to learn.

Hack The Box gives you 100 free cubes (their equivalent of in-game money) which covers about 1 module. This is understandable but still sucks when looking for knowledge.

Overall im impressed by the SOC Analyst Carrer Path, but am disappointed by the pay-to-learn direction hack the box has taken.