Top 25 SOC Analyst interview questions.pdf

SOC is abbreviated as Security Operations Center, a centralized team of any company that monitors real-time threats, real-time incidents, and
suspicious activities.

2. Description
SOC is abbreviated as Security Operations Center, a centralized team of
any company that monitors real-time threats, real-time incidents, and
suspicious activities. The SOC team will take the appropriate action or
assign some professionals to handle the risk if found.
Any organization hires a SOC team for two primary reasons. First, the SOC
team makes sure that the impact of an already-happening compromise
or incident will be minimal. For example, if one of the systems/computers
has been compromised, the SOC team must ensure the remaining
computers work correctly. Second, they must make sure that the cost of
remediation is minimal.
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3. www.infosectrain.com | [email protected] 02 PAT is abbreviated as Port Address Translation, an extension of Network
Address Translation (NAT) that allows multiple devices on a network to
be mapped to a single IP address to conserve IP addresses.
1. What do you know about PAT?
The idea behind Network Address Translation is to map an IP address
space into another by editing information in packet headers while the
packets are in transit.
2. What is the idea behind Network Address
Translation?
Internet Protocol addresses are numerical labels such as 192.0.2.1 that
denote a computer network that utilizes the Internet Protocol to
communicate. IP addresses serve two purposes: network interface
identification and location identification.
3. What is an IP address?
Confidentiality is used for the protection of information from being
accessed by unauthorized individuals. A computer file, for instance,
remains confidential if only authorized users are able to access it, but
unauthorized people are barred from doing so.
4. What is confidentiality?

4. 1. Physical layer
2. Data Link layer
3. Network layer
4. Transport layer
5. Session layer
6. Presentation layer
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Integrity is making sure that an unauthorized entity does not modify the
data. In other words, the accuracy and completeness of data are
integral to integrity. Security controls focused on integrity are intended
to block data from being altered or maltreated by an illegal party.
5. What is integrity?
A Virtual Private Network, or VPN, is a secure connection between a
server and a device over the Internet. It encrypts data transmissions so
that sensitive information is protected. In addition to making
unauthorized individuals unable to eavesdrop on the Internet traffic, it
also allows users to conduct business remotely.
7. What do you know about VPNs?
The seven different layers of the OSI model are
6. Can you list the various layers of the OSI model?

5. www.infosectrain.com | [email protected] 04 • Phishing attacks
• Password attacks
• Drive-by Downloads
• DDOS
• Malware
A few common cyber attacks are:
8. Can you list a few common cyber-attacks?
The study of cryptography involves techniques that ensure the
confidentiality of messages so that they can only be viewed by the
sender and the recipient. Usually, cryptography is used to encrypt or
decrypt emails and plaintext messages when transmitting electronic
data.
9. What is cryptography?
Encryption is the process of making the data unreadable by any third
party. This is a process where the plain text is converted into cipher-text
(a random sequence of alphabets and numbers).
10. What is encryption?
Cross-Site Request Forgery is a vulnerability of web applications that
occurs if the server does not check the request source. In this scenario,
the request is just processed straight away.
11. What is CSRF?

6. www.infosectrain.com | [email protected] 05 A firewall is a device that allows or blocks traffic according to rules.
Firewalls are usually situated between trusted and untrusted networks.
12. Define firewall?
Port scanning is the process of sending messages to collect network
and system information by evaluating the incoming response.
13. What do you know about port scanning?
When you cannot ping the destination, tracert helps you find the
disruptions, pauses, or breakages in the connection—no matter whether
it is a firewall, router, or ISP.
15. Define tracert/traceroute?
There are two types of Web Application Firewalls, they are:
16. Can you list the different types of web
application firewalls?
1xx – Informational responses
2xx – Success
3xx – Redirection
4xx – Client-side error
5xx – Server side error
• Cloud-based • Box type
14. Can you tell the various response codes from
a web application?

7. www.infosectrain.com | [email protected] 06 Software testing only focuses on the software’s functionality, whereas
PenTesting concentrates on the security aspects like identifying and
addressing the vulnerabilities.
17. What is the main difference between software
testing and PenTesting?
There is no perfect time to revise the security policy. You just have to
make sure to do it at least once a year. If there are any changes made,
document them in the revision history.
19. What is the perfect time to revise the security
policy?
Risk is the probability of being exposed, losing important information
and assets, or suffering reputational damage as a result of a cyber
attack or breach within an organization’s network.
20. What is the risk?
The threat is anything that may purposefully or inadvertently take
advantage of a vulnerability in order to acquire, harm, or destroy an
asset.
21. What is a threat?
The data leak happens when data gets out of the organization in an
unauthorized manner. Data can leak via numerous means, including
e-mails, printouts, laptops, unauthorized uploading of data to public
portals, portable drives, photos, etc.
18. Define data leakage?

8. www.infosectrain.com | [email protected] 07 Vulnerabilities refer to flaws or gaps in software, networks, or systems
that can be exploited by any threat to gain unauthorized access to an
asset.
22. What is vulnerability?
• SNORT
• Security Onion
• OSSEC
• Osquery
• WinPatrol
• Use encryption among both parties
• Avoid utilizing open wi-fi networks
• Use HTTPS for forced VPN or TLS
23. Can you list a few IPS/IDS tools?
• Avoid sharing private information online on social media
• Only buy from reputable and well-known websites
• Always use the most advanced version of the browser
• Install new spyware and malware protection tools
• Renew your software and systems frequently
24. How can we prevent identity theft?
A MITM attack occurs when communication among two parties is
interrupted or intercepted by an external entity.
25. How can we prevent Man-in-the-middle attacks?

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