Pentesting, Threat Hunting, and SOC: An Overview

**Executive summary:** This document compiles three introductory articles that explain penetration testing, threat hunting, and SOC operations—covering roles, recommended tools (e.g., Kali, Nmap, SIEM/EDR), essential skills (communication, documentation, command-line proficiency), methodologies (hypothesis-driven hunts, validation, exploitation), and community resources—serving as educational guidance for practitioners rather than an incident or threat report.