CompTIA® Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats. The main objectives of the course include:

• Threat Management;
• Vulnerability Management;
• Cyber Incident Response;
• Security Architecture and Tool Sets;
• Security Operations and Monitoring;
• Compliance and Assessment;
• Preparing for the CompTIA CySA+ Certification Exam.

• IT Security Analyst
• Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
• Vulnerability Analyst
• Cybersecurity Specialist
• Threat Intelligence Analyst
• Security Engineer

Participants will able to:

• Apply environmental reconnaissance techniques using appropriate tools and processes.
• Analyze the results of a network reconnaissance.
• Given a network-based threat, implement or recommend the appropriate response and countermeasure.
• Explain the purpose of practices used to secure a corporate environment.
• Implement an information security vulnerability management process.
• Analyze the output resulting from a vulnerability scan.
• Compare and contrast common vulnerabilities found in the various targets within an organization.
• Distinguish threat data or behavior to determine the impact of an incident.
• Prepare a toolkit and use appropriate forensics tools during an investigation.
• Explain the importance of communication during the incident response process.
• Analyze common symptoms to select the best course of action to support incident response.
• Summarize the incident recovery and post-incident response process.
• Explain the relationship between frameworks, common policies, controls, and procedures.
• Use data to recommend remediation of security issues related to identity and access management.
• Review security architecture and make recommendations to implement compensating controls.
• Use application security best practices while participating in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Compare and contrast the general purpose and reasons for using various cybersecurity tools and technologies.

CompTIA recommends CySA+ certification candidates to have the following requirements prior to attending the CySA+ course:

• 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience
• Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge

CompTIA CySA+ student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

Course helps to prepare for CompTIA exam CompTIA CySA+ (Exam Code CS0-003)

https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/cybersecurity-analyst#examdetails

1. Threat Management 1:

• Cybersecurity analysts
• Reconnaissance techniques

2. Threat Management 2:

• Security appliances
• Logging and analysis

3. Vulnerability Management:

• Managing vulnerabilities
• Remediating vulnerabilities
• Secure software development

4. Cyber Incident Response:

• Incident response
• Forensics tools
• Incident analysis and recovery

5. Security Architecture:

• Secure network design
• Managing identities and access
• Security frameworks and policies