AWS SOC Analyst: Detecting Threats in the Cloud | Udemy

SOC in AWS is a hands-on, analyst-level course that shows you how real attacks unfold inside Amazon Web Services  and how defenders actually catch them.

You’ll learn how attackers abuse identity, permissions, and cloud-native APIs, and how those actions appear inside AWS telemetry. From CloudTrail to VPC Flow Logs, from GuardDuty findings to raw log investigations, you’ll practice reading signals the way a real SOC analyst does.

You’ll learn:

• How to investigate suspicious activity in AWS step by step
• How to connect weak signals across logs
• How to move from alert-driven SOC work to proactive threat hunting
• How to explain findings clearly during incidents and escalations

Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for:

• SOC Analysts who want to move into cloud-focused roles
• Junior–Mid Security Analysts struggling to understand AWS logs and alerts
• Blue Teamers who want real-world cloud threat hunting skills
• Cloud Engineers who want to understand how AWS is attacked and defended
• Security students preparing for SOC, cloud security, or detection roles

Pre-Requisites (What You Should Know Before Starting)

You don’t need to be an AWS expert  but some basics will help.

Recommended (not strict requirements):

• Basic understanding of AWS services (EC2, IAM, S3 at a high level)
• Familiarity with security concepts (authentication, permissions, logging)
• Basic SOC knowledge (alerts, incidents, logs even from on-prem environments)

You do not need:

• Advanced scripting
• Prior threat hunting experience
• Deep cloud architecture knowledge

Everything AWS-specific is explained from a security analyst’s perspective, not a cloud engineer’s.