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The cybersecurity industry relies on the strength of different teams working together. It’s a diverse
field comprised of technical and security experts of all kind to legal analysts, finance specialists, and
beyond. To learn more about the skills and experiences that make up the cybersecurity industry, we
interview a different job position at CIS® each month. We sat down with Molly Webber, a Security
Operations Center (SOC) Analyst to start this new series.
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2. Respond to emails and phone calls from our SLTT members regarding MS-ISAC®/EI-ISAC™
notifications and any cyber incidents they may be experiencing.
3. Add, remove, or update IP addresses and domains provided to us from members interested in
our passive monitoring service.
4. Collaborate with our Intelligence team and our Computer Emergency Response Team to ensure
we are aware of any cyber trends that could impact SLTT entities.
5. Monitor open-source resources for nefarious postings that include the data of any SLTT entities.
If you could describe your job in 3 words, what would they be?
Important, interesting, and necessary.
What is a skill or habit that has helped you in your current role?
Asking questions! Its been absolutely critical that I ask for clarification when I’m confused. I’m
surrounded by extremely qualified people. Knowing I can pull from their strengths in the areas of my
job that I am weaker in has played a huge part in my success.
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