Cybersecurity Operations

DescriptionCybersecurity Operations

Cybersecurity Operations focuses on the day-to-day protection, monitoring, detection, and response to cyber threats within an organization. It is the frontline of defending systems, networks, and data.

🔍 Core Responsibilities

✔ Monitoring security alerts (SIEM, SOC tools)

✔ Detecting and analyzing threats & attacks

✔ Incident response & containment

✔ Log analysis & threat investigation

✔ Vulnerability management

✔ Identity & access monitoring

✔ Security reporting & documentation

🛠 Common Tools Used

SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar)

EDR/XDR (Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike)

Firewalls & IDS/IPS

Threat intelligence platforms

SOAR tools for automation

🧑‍💻 Typical Roles

SOC Analyst (Tier 1 / 2 / 3)

Incident Responder

Threat Hunter

Security Engineer

Blue Team Analyst

🎯 Why Cybersecurity Operations Matters

Detects attacks in real time

Minimizes business impact

Protects sensitive data

Ensures compliance and security posture

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