🚨 SOC Analyst Interview Preparation – 2026 Edition 🚨 This video covers 27 real-world SOC Analyst scenarios with detailed response strategies and frameworks. Perfect for SOC Analyst interviews (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3) or anyone looking to sharpen their incident response skills. We’ll walk through phishing, ransomware, zero-day attacks, API abuse, IoT compromises, and more. Each scenario is explained with step-by-step response strategies, based on industry best practices. ✅ What You’ll Learn: 🔹27 SOC Analyst Scenario-Based Q&As 🔹Incident Response Playbook (Preparation → Detection → Containment → Eradication → Recovery → Lessons Learned) 🔹SOC Analyst Best Practices: Communication, Documentation & Technical Excellence 🔹How to explain your thought process in interviews to stand out from other candidates 🎯 Who is this for? 🔹SOC Analyst Interview Preparation (Tier 1/2/3) 🔹Cybersecurity Blue Team Professionals 🔹Students entering InfoSec roles 🔹Anyone preparing for cyber defense interviews 📢 Enjoyed the video? Don’t forget: 👍 Like the video if it helped you 🔔 Subscribe to the channel for more cybersecurity & hacking content 💬 Drop your questions in the comments — I reply to as many as I can! 📤 Share this video with friends preparing for cybersecurity interviews 📌 Timestamps / Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:09 – Scenario 1: Suspicious Network Traffic 03:11 – Scenario 2: Mass Phishing Campaign 05:19 – Scenario 3: Endpoint Malware Alert 07:17 – Scenario 4: Brute Force Attack 09:12 – Scenario 5: Potential Insider Threat 11:27 – Scenario 6: DDoS Attack Response 13:36 – Scenario 7: Suspected Data Breach 15:50 – Scenario 8: Ransomware Incident 18:03 – Scenario 9: Supply Chain Compromise 20:22 – Scenario 10: Privilege Escalation 22:34 – Scenario 11: Advanced Persistent Threat 25:06 – Scenario 12: Cloud Infrastructure Breach 27:14 – Scenario 13: Zero-Day Vulnerability 29:32 – Scenario 14: Social Engineering Attack 31:50 – Scenario 15: USB-Borne Malware 34:08 – Scenario 16: SQL Injection Attack 36:21 – Scenario 17: Rogue Wireless Access Point 38:18 – Scenario 18: Cryptojacking Incident 40:21 – Scenario 19: API Security Incident 42:25 – Scenario 20: IoT Device Compromise 44:41 – Scenario 21: Certificate Authority Breach 47:10 – Scenario 22: Industrial Control System Attack 49:34 – Scenario 23: DNS Infrastructure Attack 51:55 – Scenario 24: Mobile Device Management Breach 54:13 – Scenario 25: CEO Fraud (BEC Attack) 56:42 – Scenario 26: Watering Hole Campaign 59:03 – Scenario 27: Backup Infrastructure Attack 1:01:00 – Universal Investigation Framework 1:03:41 – SOC Analyst Best Practices 1:05:49 – Outro #SOCAnalyst #CybersecurityInterview #IncidentResponse #BlueTeam #CyberSecurityJobs #EthicalHacking #SOCInterview #CyberSecurity2025 #InfoSec #BlueTeamCareers