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SOC L1 Home Lab checklist

Free checklist: host, endpoints, logs, Wazuh, an exercise note.

A free list to start the lab. A paid extension (when it exists) is a separate product — nothing is charged here.

1. Host

  • a machine you are allowed to put VMs on
  • enough RAM/disk for two endpoints + a collector
  • lab network kept away from things you must not break
  • note: hypervisor, version, date

2. Endpoints

  • Windows (lab, not a work laptop)
  • Linux
  • time in sync
  • hostnames you can recognise in a log

3. Logs before SIEM

  • Windows: Security + PowerShell (see docs)
  • Linux: journal / auth
  • you know where the file or channel is locally

4. Collector

  • Wazuh manager in the lab or a conscious “not yet”
  • agent on each endpoint or equivalent shipping
  • one test event visible on the collector

5. L1 exercise

  • a generated event (logon, process — your own)
  • note: true / false / escalate
  • one sentence on “what the log does not show”

Do not tick ATT&CK if you have no event you can actually attach to a technique.

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