About - The Average Security Analyst

Not too fancy, not too complex, just the right amount of cybersecurity information and resources

Why Average?

If you have been in the field for a while, you'll know that each day is different. If you're new to the field, know that what you will encouter in your day-to-day can vary greatly depending on a variety of factors. One of the best ways to learn and grow in cybersecurity is learning from the experiences of others. At the core, we all have similar goals and objectives, and in many cases there are no wrong answers. The Average Security Analyst aims to deliver content based on the broad range of topics you may encouter in the average working day of an average information security professional.

You might be writing a document that highlights the importance of updating your web browser one day, and reverse engineering a piece of malware the next. You'll never know what you'll encounter every day, but you'll always be learning. While it's possible to specialize in a specific area of cybersecurity, the average security analyst will have a broad range of knowledge and skills. This resource is dedicated to the average security analyst, providing information and insights that are relevant to the day to day work of a security analyst - written by every day security professionals with real world experience. Cybersecurity (Information Security/InfoSec/Network Security/NetSec/etc) is a vast field with many domains and individual areas of expertise. Do a quick search for cybersecurity domains and you'll find plenty of results to see what we're on about. The Average Securtiy Analyst aims to provide information and insights in the field of cybersecurity. We'll cover a wide range of topics, mostly written from the day to day encounters of an average security analyst.