This CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) training course will prepare you to successfully achieve this in-demand certification with hands-on, scenario-based training so you'll be ready to meet advanced persistent threats (APTs) head on.
In this certification training course, you will gain the foundational knowledge to fully prepare for the CySA+ exam (CS0-002). This is an intermediate certification that is part of the CompTIA certification pathway, fitting in between the Network+ & CASP certifications. Achieving this certification validates that you have the skills as a cybersecurity analyst, that you can take an analytical approach to cybersecurity, and have the knowledge of network security tools and techniques to combat threats.
Passing the CompTIA CySA+ Certification Exam meets U.S. DoD Directive 8140/8570.01 Technical (IAT) Level-II, CSSP Analyst, CSSP Infrastructure Support, CSSP Incident Responder and CSSP Auditor requirements.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ Certification Training Delivery Methods
CySA+ Certification Training Course Information
In this CySA+ Certification Training, you will learn how to:
- Prepare for and pass the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) exam.
- Threat and Vulnerability Management.
- Software and Systems Security Security Operations and Monitoring.
- Incident ResponseCompliance and Assessment.
Prerequisites
IT Security Professionals must have 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience at the level of Network+ or Security+
Additionally, it is recommended that you have the following skills and knowledge before starting this course:
- Knowledge of basic network terminology and functions (such as OSI Model, Topology, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, switches, and routers)
- Understanding of TCP/IP addressing, core protocols, and troubleshooting tools
- Network attack strategies and defenses
- Knowledge of the technologies and uses of cryptographic standards and products
- Network- and host-based security technologies and practices
- Standards and products used to enforce security on web and communications technologies
Certification Information
Course tuition includes an exam voucher. The exam is offered through Pearson Vue.
To earn this certification, you must take and pass the CompTIA exam CS0-002.
To maintain your CySA+ certification, you must earn 60 CompTIA CEUs over a three-year period.
CySA+ Course Outline
2.1 Given a scenario, apply security solutions for infrastructure management.
- Cloud vs on-premises
- Asset management
- Segmentation
- Physical
- Virtual
- Jumpbox
- System isolation
- Air gap
- Network architecture
- Physical
- Software-define
- Virtual private cloud (VPC)
- Virtual private network (VPN)
- Serverless
- Change management
- Virtualisation
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- Containerisation
- Identity and access management
- Privilege management
- Multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Federation
- Role-based
- Attribute-based
- Mandatory
- Manual review
- Cloud access security broker (CASB)
- Honeypot
- Monitoring and logging
- Encryption
- Certificate management
- Active defence
2.2 Explain software assurance best practices.
- Platforms
- Mobile
- Web application
- Client/server
- Embedded
- System-on-chip (SoC)
- Firmware
- Software development life cycle (SDLC) integration
- DevSecOps
- Software assessment methods
- User acceptance testing
- Stress test application
- Security regression testing
- Code review
- Secure coding best practices
- Input validation
- Output encoding
- Session management
- Authentication
- Data protection
- Parameterised queries
- Static analysis tools
- Dynamic analysis tools
- Formal methods for verification of critical software
- Service-oriented architecture
- Security Assertions Markup Language (SAML)
- Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
- Representational State Transfer (REST)
- Microservices
2.3 Explain hardware assurance best practices.
- Hardware root of trust
- Trusted platform module (TPM)
- Hardware security module (HSM)
- eFuse
- Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
- Trusted foundry
- Secure processing
- Trusted execution
- Secure enclave
- Processor security extensions
- Atomic execution
- Anti-tamper
- Self-encrypting drive
- Trusted firmware updates
- Measured boot and attestation
- Bus encryption
3.1 Given a scenario, analyse data as part of security monitoring activities.
- Heuristics
- Trend analysis
- Endpoint
- Malware
- Reverse engineering
- Memory
- System and application behaviour
- Known-good behaviour
- Anomalous behaviour
- Exploit techniques
- File system
- User and entity behaviour analytics (UEBA)
- Network
- Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and domain name system (DNS) analysis
- Domain generation algorithm
- Flow analysis
- Packet and protocol analysis
- Malware
- Log review
- Event logs
- Syslog
- Firewall logs
- Web application firewall (WAF)
- Proxy
- Intrusion detection system (IDS)/ Intrusion prevention system (IPS)
- Impact analysis
- Organisation impact vs localised impact
- Immediate vs total
- Security information and event management (SIEM) review
- Rule writing
- Known-bad Internet protocol (IP)
- Dashboard
- Query writing
- String search
- Script
- Piping
- E-mail analysis
- Malicious payload
- Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM)
- Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC)
- Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
- Phishing
- Forwarding
- Digital signature
- E-mail signature block
- Embedded links
- Impersonation
- Header
3.2 Given a scenario, implement configuration changes to existing controls to improve security.
- Permissions
- Safelisting
- Denylisting
- Firewall
- Intrusion prevention system (IPS) rules
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
- Network access control (NAC)
- Sinkholing
- Malware signatures
- Sandboxing
- Port security
3.3 Explain the importance of proactive threat hunting
- Establishing a hypothesis
- Profiling threat actors and activities
- Threat hunting tactics
- Executable process analysis
- Reducing the attack surface area
- Bundling critical assets
- Attack vectors
- Integrated intelligence
- Improving detection capabilities
3.4 Compare and contrast automation concepts and technologies.
- Workflow orchestration
- Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
- Scripting
- Application programming interface (API) integration
- Automated malware signature creation
- Data enrichment
- Threat feed combination
- Machine learning
- Use of automation protocols and standards
- Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
- Continuous integration
- Continuous deployment/delivery
4.1 Explain the importance of the incident response process.
- Communication plan
- Limiting communication to trusted parties
- Disclosing based on regulatory/ legislative requirements
- Preventing inadvertent release of information
- Using a secure method of communication
- Reporting requirements
- Response coordination with relevant entities
- Legal Human resources
- Public relations
- Internal and external
- Law enforcement
- Senior leadership
- Regulatory bodies
- Factors contributing to data criticality
- Personally identifiable information (PII)
- Personal health information (PHI)
- Sensitive personal information (SPI)
- High-value asset
- Financial information
- Intellectual property
- Corporate information
4.2 Given a scenario, apply the appropriate incident response procedure.
- Preparation
- Training
- Testing
- Documentation of procedures
- Detection and analysis
- Characteristics contributing to severity level classification
- Downtime
- Recovery time
- Data integrity
- Economic
- System process criticality
- Reverse engineering
- Data correlation
- Containment
- Eradication and Recovery
- Vulnerability mitigation
- Sanitisation
- Reconstruction/reimaging
- Secure disposal
- Patching
- Restoration of permissions
- Reconstitution of resources
- Restoration of capabilities and services
- Verification of logging/ communication to security monitoring
- Post-incident activities
- Evidence retention
- Lessons learned report
- Change control process
- Incident response plan update
- Incident summary report
- IoC generation
- Monitoring
4.3 Given an incident, analyse potential indicators of compromise.
- Network-related
- Bandwidth consumption
- Beaconing
- Irregular peer-to-peer communication
- The rogue device on the network
- Scan/sweep
- Unusual traffic spike
- Common protocol over a non-standard port
- Host-related
- Processor consumption
- Memory consumption
- Drive capacity consumption
- Unauthorised software
- Malicious process
- Unauthorised change
- Unauthorised privilege
- Data exfiltration
- Abnormal OS process behaviour
- File system change or anomaly
- Registry change or anomaly
- Unauthorised scheduled task
- Application-related
- Anomalous activity
- Introduction of new accounts
- Unexpected output
- Unexpected outbound communication
- Service interruption
- Application log
4.4 Given a scenario, utilise basic digital forensics techniques.
- Network
- Endpoint
- Mobile
- Cloud
- Virtualisation
- Legal hold
- Procedures
- Hashing
- Carving
- Data acquisition
5.1 Understand the importance of data privacy and protection.
- Privacy vs security
- Non-technical controls
- Classification
- Ownership
- Retention
- Data types
- Retention standards
- Confidentiality
- Legal Requirements
- Data sovereignty
- Data minimisation
- Purpose limitation
- A non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
- Technical controls
- Encryption
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- Data masking
- Deidentification
- Tokenisation
- Digital rights management (DRM)?
- Watermarking
- Geographic access requirements
- Access controls
5.2 Given a scenario, apply security concepts to support organisational risk mitigation.
- Business impact analysis
- Risk identification process
- Risk calculation
- Communication of risk factors
- Risk prioritisation
- Security controls -
- Engineering tradeoffs
- Systems assessment
- Documented compensating controls
- Training and exercises
- Red team
- Blue team
- White team
- Tabletop exercise
- Supply chain assessment
- Vendor due diligence
- Hardware source authenticity
5.3 Explain the importance of frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls.
- Frameworks
- Policies and procedures
- Code of conduct/ethics
- Acceptable use policy (AUP)
- Password policy
- Data Ownership
- Data retention
- Account management
- Continuous monitoring
- Work product retention
- Category
- Managerial
- Operational
- Technical
- Control type
- Preventative
- Detective
- Corrective
- Deterrent
- Compensating
- Physical
- Audits and assessments
