SOCForge
SOC analyst training for MSSPs and in-house teams

Learn the SOC by working the SOC.

Module 0 plus nine self-paced days built from realistic, production-shaped tickets - search real logs, triage real alerts across four EDR vendors, and write the escalation a senior analyst would actually accept.

9
program days
3
query languages
4
EDR/XDR consoles
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Built from real tickets

Every scenario traces back to realistic, production-shaped alerts - not textbook examples.

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Timed pressure drills

Once you've done a day slow and careful, run it again against the clock, the way the floor actually feels.

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Managers see it live

Progress, activity, and scores update in real time - no status-update meetings needed.

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A workspace per team

Every organization gets its own recruits, invite link, and manager dashboard - fully isolated from every other tenant.

The program

Module 0, then nine graded days.

Every day ends in an artifact your manager can grade - a verdict, a query, a written escalation.

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Module 0 - Tool Literacy

EDR/XDR, SIEM, Mail Relay, Identity & Cloud - four field guides, five questions each.

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Day 1 - Ticket Triage

Read five real-shaped tickets. Call the verdict.

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Day 2 - Log Literacy & Querying

Search a raw log console, then write real queries against a live console and translate them across SIEMs.

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Day 3 - Phishing

Look up every IOC yourself before you call a verdict.

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Day 4 - Endpoint & EDR

CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Trend Micro, Defender - pick the right console.

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Day 5 - Identity & Cloud

Search the sign-in console before you trust any single login.

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Day 6 - Network & Lateral Movement

Reconstruct a full intrusion path from beacon to domain controller.

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Day 7 - Writing & Escalation

Write the escalation a senior would accept with no follow-up questions.

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Day 8 - Tuning & Threat Hunting

Decide what to tune, hunt down a file with no alert pointing at it, and map alerts to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Day 9 - Capstone

Two connected incidents, back-to-back, each with its own full report. The final evaluation.

Resources

Before you start.

How long does the program take?

Nine program days at roughly 6.5 hours each, self-paced - most recruits finish across about two weeks.

What if I get stuck on a question?

Every exercise has a model answer you can reveal once you've made a real attempt. No penalty for checking.

Do the timed drills count against me?

No - drills and the customer-scenario practice are bonus reps, kept separate from your graded score.

Can my manager see my progress?

Yes, live. That's by design - progress updates on their dashboard as you work, no status meetings needed.