I’m Alex Giles — a SOC analyst and DFIR practitioner based in Scotland. The Security Noob started as a way to write honestly about the work, the tools, and the learning curve, without the corporate filter.
No vendor fluff. No career theatre. Just the actual work.
I write about DFIR, threat hunting, security tools, book reviews, and conversations with people doing interesting work in the field. I’m also exploring how AI is changing the analyst’s job — practically, not theoretically.
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