Cyber Heard

From Bug Sweeps to the SOC: A Frontline Analyst's View

Aaron Davey, Cyber Security Analyst at Intersys

6 November 2026 · 23 min

A frontline SOC analyst explains how triage, documentation and AI actually play out day to day, and why a Cyber Essentials pass does not always mean a genuinely safer business.

SOC OperationsIncident ResponseCyber EssentialsDigital ForensicsSecurity CareersAI In Security

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Why slow Cyber Hiring is now a board risk

A 16-page invitise briefing for cyber, risk and people leaders. Why the hiring window has narrowed, what 24-hour mobilisation actually requires, and the four conditions that have to be true for next-morning on-site to mean something.

55%

of senior cyber roles take 6 months or longer to fill in the UK.

46 days

longer than other IT roles, senior cyber vacancies stay open.

68%

of large UK businesses now own cyber at board level.

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