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Security Tales from the Security Operations Center

Advantage Protect Tech Week

What is a SOC?
What Skills do I need to have a career as a Security Analyst?
Some cautionary tales, and the lessons learned.

Dr Bryce Antony is a Senior Cyber Security Engineer at Advantage’s Security Operations Center based in Palmerston North.

Bryce will will take you behind the scenes of a busy SOC and talk about the role that a SOC plays in the modern security environment.

He will describe the day-to-day tasks of a Security Analyst and Security Engineer, and discuss the skills and attributes that are required to become a valued team member within a SOC.

Finally, Bryce will wrap up with some real life cautionary tales and present the lessons learned.

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