John

Cybersecurity Analyst •

[John @firstJ0hn]

https://t.co/Q6cB2NVVZG
Spent the last 65+ hours mastering the essentials of security operations on @tryhackme !!! With intensive labs covering;
📌Traffic Analysis: Deep dives into packet captures and network anomalies.

📌Digital Forensics: Investigating artifacts and reconstructing events.

📌Security Operations: Mastering the tools used in real-world SOC environments.

Huge thanks to Ben Spring and Ashu Savani for the incredible curriculum. The journey to becoming a world-class Investigator Continues���!!🚀

@ireteeh @IamTheCyberChef @_DeejustDee

#SOCAnalyst #BlueTeam #InformationSecurity

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

You do not need another course.

You have 14 unfinished ones already.

Finishing one course is worth more than starting ten.

Completion is a skill most beginners never develop.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

To All Beginners in Cybersecurity

I’m here to inform you that

You don’t need a gaming laptop to begin the journey

This should help you get started

Core i5 or i7 CPU
8GB or 16GB RAM
500GB or 1TB HDD

Then, learn the basics

CompTIA A+, Network+ & Security+

Happy learning🤝

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Beginners in Cybersecurity, this is for you💯

Follow these channels on YouTube to learn about NETWORKS����🏽👇🏽

Professor Messer
PowerCert
Jeremy’s IT Lab
David Bombal
Sunnyclassrom
Practical Networking
CertBros
Chris Greer
NeworkChuck
Null Byte
Network Direction
Josh Madakor

[John @firstJ0hn]

No matter how secure a system may seem it is still managed by people. And people will always be the easiest part of any security system to exploit…

Happy New Month!!! 🙏

Stay safe

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Don't just jump into THM, HTB, CTFs

As an ABSOLUTE beginner in cybersecurity

This should be your learning PATH!

Start with
CompTIA A+

Then
Network+, CCNA & Security+

These are the FOUNDATIONS!

Build them first before the house.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

7 Pillars in cybersecurity every beginner MUST know

General Computing
Computer Networking
Security Fundamentals
Linux
Python
Traffic/Packet Analysis
Windows OS

The general approach is to start free and cheap to see if you like it.

You may find out it isn’t for you

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Reasons why you can't land a cybersecurity role

1. You're all over the place
2. You don't know what you're doing
3. You want $120k on your first job
4. You want to learn it all in 90–180 days
5. You don’t want to start small
6. You have no guide
7. Nobody knows you exist

[John @firstJ0hn]

I don’t have a god father, but
I have GOD the father !!

[John @firstJ0hn]

Rule number 1:
During investigating, never trust your assumptions.

Cybersecurity isn’t about finding the malware, it’s about understanding the entire attack.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Blue Team Home Lab Setup — Zero to Analyst Ready

Tools you need:
•Kali Linux
•Splunk Free
•Windows Server
•Wireshark
•Sysmon

What to build:
• Set up Splunk and ingest windows event logs
• Configure Sysmon for endpoint telemetry
• Simulate basic attacks from Kali
• Build detection rules in Splunk

You just built a functional SOC environment. For free.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Saying these won't land you the job

- I did a SOC lab
- I learned Wireshark
- I used Packet Tracer
- I ran Nmap scans

The difference is simple:

Don’t describe the lab. Describe the impact.

- What problem did you solve and why?
- How you actually did it
- What lesson did you learn from it
- What valuable skills did you acquire
- How will you use these to help them

This done and said right, gets you the job ✌️🏻

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Don’t overcomplicate becoming a SOC analyst.

If you’ve ever:
- Checked Windows Event Viewer
- Investigated a failed login
- Restarted a suspicious service
- Looked through firewall logs
- Traced a user permission issue

Congrats — you’ve already done the foundation of SOC work.

SOC at its core is:
- Monitoring behavior
- Investigating anomalies
- Understanding normal vs. abnormal

Now add context:
- Log correlation
- Basic attacker techniques
- SIEM familiarity
- Clear documentation

And just like that, you’re on your way to being SOC-ready.

The real upgrade?

Stop thinking “alerts.”

Start thinking “behavior.”

It’s all about recognizing the patterns.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

Many beginners in cybersecurity can’t land jobs because they say things like:

- I did a SOC lab
- I learned Wireshark
- I used Packet Tracer
- I ran Nmap scans

But can’t explain:
- What problem they solved
- What they actually did
- What they learned from it

The difference is simple: Don’t describe the lab. Describe the impact.

[TheCyberChef👨‍🍳| Cybersecurity | Educator🇬🇭🎓 @IamTheCyberChef]

🚨 Want to land a SOC analyst role?

Master these foundational pillars or keep wondering why your resume gets ghosted.

1. Networking Fundamentals
2. Windows & Linux Internals
3. Core Security Concepts + MITRE ATT&CK
4. Log Analysis
5. Packet & Traffic Analysis
6. SIEM & Alert Triage Workflow
7. Incident Response Fundamentals
8. Endpoint & EDR Telemetry Basics
9. Scripting Foundations
10. Threat Intel & OSINT Enrichment

Which one are you grinding right now? Drop it below — let's build each other up 💪🏼

[John @firstJ0hn]

Some people are not hustling for a better tomorrow, they are just doing for daily survival .. 💔😭

[John @firstJ0hn]

Virtualization is a place where failure has no consequence. The place where you can build and break things. Practice, fail and fail and learn. Let’s start from there.

Continue showing up, consistently without fear of failure and rejection.

Good morning ☀️

[John @firstJ0hn]

Efforts alone doesn’t translate to opportunities, sometimes, what changes everything is visibility…. The right people noticing your work .

Recognition opens doors 📌

[John @firstJ0hn]

One thing we learned in cybersecurity

Not all compromises starts with a malware sometimes it’s starts with trust, gains persistence, escalate privileges, so by the time you detect it, the damage is has become part of the system.

[John @firstJ0hn]

You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails..

[John @firstJ0hn]

The European Commission will create a secure AI testing platform to find cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical sectors like hospitals, banks, and power grids.

https://t.co/oTCwMeCc4J