Cybersecurity Analyst Interview Questions / Answers

A Tweet from BlueTeamBlog blew up into an interesting conversation from the hiring manager perspective for a cybersecurity analyst role. This stream will unroll this thread discuss all the questions, provide Gerald's perspective on the merit of the question, and provide answers that would be good (and terrible) for candidates to reply.

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[rootinsec]

I am watching this video in 2023 for my interview and it's grand . Information loaded totally 😊. Thanks Gerry!

[FaLkraydz]

1:13:08 - his answer already have the answer. I took 53k and they just bumped it to 59k. Stuck here for few more months because 1 year is not enough, plus I need to work on my soft skills as far as explaining concepts clearly. I have a hard time doing that. And that issue on interviews won’t take me anywhere. So that’s why I’m here watching this video. 🙂

[Joseph-scmi]

Watched this video 3-4 times before interviews for a Security Operations Analyst role and i definitely got some of these questions in my interviews.

I ended up landing the job!

[hv]

Great video. Can you recommend any managed switch for home that can be used work/game/security vlans.Thanks

[djmike]

I have my first Cybersecurity Analyst interview a week from now and can’t wait and thank you for this info

[petermackinnon]

a wealth of information and perspective here, thank you

[jeromejohnson]

I’m preparing for my first security analyst interview tomorrow. I feel so overwhelmed. How can you answer situational technical problems if you have no hands on experience? Wish me luck!

[leek]

Using this to prepare for my job search right now! Thanks for the great tips and especially your point about how cybersecurity is a lifestyle. If you can't secure your own networks and devices then how will you do that for someone else??

[FearTheFutureXXVII]

Thanks Gerald, you have given me a great insight.

[fabbehn]

He takes forever to get to the questions and answers!

[jedreay]

Love this Gerry, thank you for doing this!

[ettiennevanloggerenberg]

Getting ready for in interview Later this week.

[rreed]

I'm a newbie, currently one week into a six month bootcamp. Could you recommend a few good sources of reliable current information?

[darkarmy]

Some of these questions are rediculous for "only 1 question that one can ask", like that OSI/malware or solution covering CIA triad.
What matters most is passion and motivation for cyber sec.
Elastic SIEM probably needs an enterprise license.