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Cybersecurity Analyst Roadmap
Show evidence of detection, investigation, reporting, and security communication.
SOC, security analyst, GRC, and entry security candidates.
Timeline
8 weeks
Level
Beginner to intermediate
Final outcome
A security portfolio with detection logic, investigation notes, threat modeling, and professional reports.
Skills to prove
Log analysis
SIEM
Threat modeling
Detection rules
Reporting
Risk
Portfolio projects
- Home-lab SIEM with sample detections and investigation notes
- Threat model and remediation plan for a small web app
- Security report portfolio with findings, severity, and business impact
Prebuilt build path
Follow these phases in order. Each one ends with a portfolio artifact you can show in GitHub, on your resume, or in interviews.
Step 1
Weeks 1-2
Build the investigation lab
Create a realistic place to analyze logs and alerts.
- Set up sample logs, identity events, endpoint events, or cloud events in a SIEM-like tool.
- Write clear investigation notes for normal activity, suspicious activity, and false positives.
Deliverable: A home-lab SIEM or log analysis project with documented alert triage.
Step 2
Weeks 3-5
Write detections and threat models
Show you can connect attacker behavior to defensive coverage.
- Create detection rules for suspicious logins, privilege changes, and data access anomalies.
- Threat model a small app and prioritize mitigations by likelihood and impact.
Deliverable: Detection rules plus a threat model with prioritized remediation.
Step 3
Weeks 6-8
Produce professional reports
Turn technical findings into communication hiring teams can evaluate.
- Write incident-style reports with evidence, timeline, impact, severity, and recommendations.
- Create resume optimization notes and interview talking points for each security project.
Deliverable: A security analyst portfolio with reports, detections, and communication samples.
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