Can anyone tell me how I can get into a cyber security roll like the SOC? I have 4 certs and 4 years of help desk and looking for a cybersecurity position.

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Just keep applying for IT security roles and hopefully someone will take a chance. Or keep going after IT security CERTS. Or do both.

Best bet would be to start doing things like Tryhackme and Hackthebox and climb the ladder in your free time. This would be in addition to any another lab environments that you could have access to.

I can tell you from experience in my past and current position that even tier 1 analysts positions are seeking people already working in the field.

In this current environment your best bet is to keep some presence in the above sites and apply to everything you see.

I know working as an analyst prior, that some basic support duties normally go to the tier 1s, which might help. So it is possible that your experience will help.

The question of certs is a hit or miss. It would come down to if that is a automatic disqual for ATS and if competition all have them. If anything you would most likely want a step above in a market like this i.e CYSA, CISSP etc.

Your best bet is networking as best as possible, as I have seen people without certs get into skilled Cybersec positions. Networking will hold the most weight anyways.

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