SOC › Module 2 › Lesson 4
Lab — Fundamentals
Pack SOC mission, tier, and tools cards — fundamentals file from $SOC_LAB only.
Visual · t29_fundamentals_lab
Lab: fundamentals pack. $SOC_LAB only. Original Cyberlium.
Opening
Fundamentals pack ties mission to tiers to tools — paperwork before SIEM literacy module.
Lessons 2-1–2-3 named SOC mission, tier duties, and tool classes. This lab merges mission card, tier/escalation card, and tools workflow into one $SOC_LAB fundamentals artifact. No live vendor access — classification paperwork only. Next: Quiz — SOC Fundamentals.
1. Lab contract: fundamentals pack
Create $HOME/cyberlium-lab/t29-m02-l04-fundamentals-lab.txt merging mission, tier, and tools sections with $SOC_LAB sample alert reference and M1 ethics cross-reference.
Optional: paste one redacted fictional ticket title from YOUR lab — no real customer names.
Command guide
Try these commands — Lab contract: fundamentals pack
═══ LINUX / BASH (SOC Analyst Triage) ═══
Filter system logs for security-relevant warnings and errors
Command — copy this
journalctl -p 3 -xb --no-pager | head -20
Search for suspicious persistent cron entries or service changes
Command — copy this
ls -lat /etc/cron.* /etc/systemd/system/ | head -15
═══ WINDOWS POWERSHELL ═══ Triage recent system service installations (Event 7045)
Command — copy this
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System';Id=7045} -MaxEvents 5 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Format-Table TimeCreated, Message -WrapCheck open listening network connections with process owners
Command — copy this
Get-NetTCPConnection -State Listen | Select-Object LocalAddress, LocalPort, OwningProcess | Sort-Object LocalPort
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, python3. Reference sites: NIST IR (https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-61/rev-2/final); Elastic SIEM (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/index.html); Splunk (https://docs.splunk.com/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Cross-check refusal boundaries
Grep pack for production tenant URLs, live alert IDs, victim hostnames — redact or delete. Fundamentals pack stays documentary.
Update pack if you rotate lab sample alert — note new sample filename.
3. Lock the proof
chmod 600 on the pack. Quiz next — then SIEM Job.
Fundamentals literacy feeds SIEM query lessons in M3.
4. What you ship: fundamentals pack for $SOC_LAB
Merged mission, tier, tools sections. $SOC_LAB named. NO live consoles. chmod 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date. Fundamentals pack path. $SOC_LAB named. File t29-m02-l04-fundamentals-lab.txt chmod 600.
6. Wrong vs right: stranger SIEM vs YOUR sample logs
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
Wrong
Include live ServiceNow ticket export in pack. Skip tier escalation section.
Right
Write YOUR fundamentals pack for $SOC_LAB. chmod 600. Next: Quiz — SOC Fundamentals.
Mission: freeze YOUR fundamentals pack
1) Merge M2 literacy sections. 2) Confirm zero production tenant refs. 3) Link M1 ethics cross-ref. 4) chmod 600.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
One fundamentals page beats ten unauthorized dashboard screenshots.
Knowledge Check
APPLY: This lab requires:
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Fundamentals pack should reference $SOC_LAB sample alert.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: Fundamentals pack should include:
Multiple choice