Pick SOC Analyst if…
A SOC Analyst Course can help you understand how Security Operations Centres monitor digital environments, investigate suspicious activity, and support incident response.
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SOC Analyst vs AWS
Both are taught at techcadd. Here is how they differ on level, tools, projects and where each one can take you.
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The differences at a glance
| Feature | SOC Analyst | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Level | Beginner | Beginner |
| Duration | Duration on enquiry | Duration on enquiry |
| Who can join | Graduates, postgraduates, working professionals, career changers, and beginners with an interest in cybersecurity | Graduates, postgraduates, working professionals, job switchers, career changers, freelancers, and beginners with an interest in technology |
| Key tools | SIEM platforms, Log-management systems, Network monitoring tools, Endpoint security technologies, Threat-intelligence resources, Incident-response platforms | Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon VPC, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudWatch |
| What you’ll learn | Cybersecurity Fundamentals · Security Operations Centre Fundamentals · Networking Fundamentals for SOC Analysts · Security Monitoring & Alerts | Cloud Computing Fundamentals · AWS Fundamentals · Compute · Storage |
| Portfolio projects | — | — |
| Career roles | SOC Analyst, Security Analyst, Junior Security Analyst | Cloud Support Associate, Cloud Administrator, AWS Cloud Engineer |
Which to pick
Choose the one that fits your goal
Pick AWS if…
Understand how cloud computing works and how Amazon Web Services can be used to build, deploy, manage, and scale applications and IT infrastructure.
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