30-Day SOC Analyst Study Plan
A focused one-month roadmap to build baseline SOC capability without overwhelm.
The biggest advantage of a 30-day plan is consistency. Short daily sessions beat occasional long sessions. The goal is not mastery in one month, but operational confidence in core workflows.
Week-by-Week Focus
- Week 1: Log sources, detection fundamentals, and SIEM navigation.
- Week 2: Alert triage, severity scoring, and response notes.
- Week 3: Threat intelligence enrichment and correlation basics.
- Week 4: Mini incident simulations and post-incident reporting.
Daily Routine
- 20 minutes theory (docs or standards).
- 30 minutes lab practice.
- 10 minutes written recap with one action item.