CompTIA CySA+

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is a vendor-neutral, intermediate-level cybersecurity certification focused on validating skills in threat detection, analysis, and response. Learn practical, hands-on skills to protect organizations by monitoring networks, analyzing threats, and responding to security incidents. CS0-003 exam.

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Skill level

Intermediate, Advanced

Hours to complete

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Prerequisites

None

Your Guided Learning Pathway

In this 13 hour course your instructor will take you from intermediate to advanced level practitioner.

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Advanced Security Tactics

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification equips you with practical, hands-on skills to excel in cybersecurity analysis and response. In the Threat and Vulnerability Management domain, you learn to identify and analyze cyber threats using threat intelligence, conduct vulnerability assessments with scanning tools, and prioritize mitigation strategies.

Additionally, you gain expertise in Security Operations and Monitoring, mastering the use of tools like SIEM, EDR, and XDR to monitor networks, analyze logs, and proactively hunt for threats, ensuring continuous protection against malicious activities.

Threat and Vulnerability

Learn:

Management: Identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities and threats using tools like vulnerability scanners and threat intelligence.
Security Operations and Monitoring: Monitoring networks with SIEM, EDR, and XDR to detect and analyze malicious activity.
Incident Response: Investigating and responding to security incidents, including forensic analysis and recovery.
Security Architecture: Recommending and implementing security controls to strengthen organizational defenses.

Get Exam Ready

This course not only prepares you to become a high-level cybersecurity engineer, but it also prepares you for the latest CS0-003 exam.

Read real-world case studies about cybersecurity attacks and responses. Then take over 100 exam-style questions to prepare you for the CySA+ exam.

What it Covers

This course prepares you for a senior hands-on security role in any organization.

Threat and Vulnerability Management
Security Operations and Monitoring
Incident Response
Security Architecture

Benefits of the certification

Getting certified in your chosen career path is essential, but passing the CySA+ exam gets you:

Career Advancement
Skill Validation
Increased Earning Potential
Industry Recognition
Enhanced Job Opportunities

Prerequisites

While there are no mandatory prerequisites, CompTIA recommends having:

CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
18 months job experience

Target Audience

This certification is ideal for:

IT Security Analysts
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analysts
Vulnerability Analysts
Threat Intelligence Analysts
Security Engineers
Incident Response Analysts
Cybersecurity Specialists
IT Professionals Transitioning to Cybersecurity

CompTIA CySA+ Exam Pass

Colin McDermott

Colin used this video training course and lab coaching to pass his CySA+ exam, as well as several others.

The exam is ideal for aspiring security managers, network support engineers, penetration testers, or cybersecurity professionals. You can progress to SecurityX after gaining a few years of experience. Cybersecurity knowledge is a must-have for network security engineers, programmers, and cloud engineers.

Areas tested in the exam and covered in your course include security operations, vulnerability management, incident response, and troubleshooting. These are the bread-and-butter tasks you will be using daily to support Linux devices. If you wish, you can progress to take more advanced certifications in both Linux and Security.

Your Instructor

Diogo Oliveira

Diogo is an assistant professor in the School of Information at the Florida State University, focusing his research on network performance, cybersecurity, disaster recovery techniques for large-scale networks, software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Additionally, he has more than 15 years of industry experience in network and Linux engineering.

He received a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and a M.S. degree in computer engineering from the Federal University of Goias, Brazil. Both his masters and PhD research topics focused on network performance and security.

Curriculum

Module 1	Security Operations
Unit 1	Operating Systems Concepts
Unit 2	Network Architecture
Unit 3	Defense In-Depth
Unit 4	Indicators of Malicious Activities
Unit 5	Tools to Identify Indicators of Malicious Activities
Unit 6	Techniques to Determine Malicious Activities
Unit 7	Programming Languages & Scripts
Unit 8	Tools to Identify Malicious Activities
Unit 9	Threat Intelligence
Unit 10	Threat Hunting
Unit 11	Efficiency & Process Improvement
Unit 12	Shell Scripting for Automation
Module 2	Vulnerability Management
Unit 1	Vulnerability Scanning Concepts
Unit 2	Regulatory Requirements
Unit 3	Nmap
Unit 4	Network Scanning and Mapping Tools
Unit 5	Web Application Scanners
Unit 6	Vulnerability Scanners
Unit 7	Privacy and Protection
Unit 8	The CVSS Scoring System
Unit 9	OWASP Foundation
Unit 10	OWASP Top 10
Unit 11	OWASP Top 10 Lab
Unit 12	Software Development Life Cycle
Unit 13	Software Development Best Practices
Unit 14	Software Vulnerability Assessment
Module 3	Incident Response and Management
Unit 1	Attack Methodology Frameworks
Unit 2	Incident Response Activities
Unit 3	Post-Incident Activities
Module 4	Reporting and Communication
Unit 1	Vulnerability Management Reporting and Communication
Unit 2	Incident Response Reporting and Communication
Module 5	Exams
Unit 1	Exam 1
Unit 2	Exam 2
Module 6	PBQs
Unit 1	PBQ 1
Unit 2	PBQ 2

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CompTIA CySA+

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Advanced Security Tactics

Threat and Vulnerability