CySA-plus ISBN: 978-1-61691-025-9
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
We have an updated version of this course, please check out the latest CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course! Kick start your prep for the CySA+ exam with the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course and lab. The lab simulates real-world, hardware, software, and command-line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course, or training. The CySA+ study guide provides complete coverage of the CS0-001 exam objectives and includes topics such as policy and compliance; forensic analysis, vulnerability scans, identity and access management security; and many more. This CySA+ training is for IT security analysts, vulnerability analysts, or threat intelligence analysts.
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01 / About
About This Course
Target Career Roles
- Security Engineer
- IT Security Analyst
- Vulnerability Analyst
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
14 Interactive Lessons · 96 topics01 Introduction 4 topics +
- What Does This Book Cover?
- Setting Up a Kali and Metasploitable Learning Environment
- Setting Up Your Environment
- Objectives Map for CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Exam CS0-001
02 Defending Against Cybersecurity Threats 9 topics +
- Cybersecurity Objectives
- Evaluating Security Risks
- Building a Secure Network
- Secure Endpoint Management
- Penetration Testing
- Reverse Engineering
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
03 Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering 7 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Footprinting
- Passive Footprinting
- Gathering Organizational Intelligence
- Detecting, Preventing, and Responding to Reconnaissance
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Designing a Vulnerability Management Program 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Identifying Vulnerability Management Requirements
- Configuring and Executing Vulnerability Scans
- Developing a Remediation Workflow
- Overcoming Barriers to Vulnerability Scanning
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Analyzing Vulnerability Scans 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Reviewing and Interpreting Scan Reports
- Validating Scan Results
- Common Vulnerabilities
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Building an Incident Response Program 9 topics +
- Security Incidents
- Phases of Incident Response
- Building the Foundation for Incident Response
- Creating an Incident Response Team
- Coordination and Information Sharing
- Classifying Incidents
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
07 Analyzing Symptoms for Incident Response 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Analyzing Network Events
- Handling Network Probes and Attacks
- Investigating Host Issues
- Investigating Service and Application Issues
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Performing Forensic Analysis 7 topics +
- Building a Forensics Capability
- Understanding Forensic Software
- Conducting a Forensic Investigation
- Forensic Investigation: An Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
09 Recovery and Post-Incident Response 6 topics +
- Containing the Damage
- Incident Eradication and Recovery
- Wrapping Up the Response
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
10 Policy and Compliance 8 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Understanding Policy Documents
- Complying with Laws and Regulations
- Adopting a Standard Framework
- Implementing Policy-Based Controls
- Security Control Verification and Quality Control
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Defense-in-Depth Security Architectures 6 topics +
- Understanding Defense in Depth
- Implementing Defense in Depth
- Analyzing Security Architecture
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
12 Identity and Access Management Security 7 topics +
- Understanding Identity
- Threats to Identity and Access
- Identity as a Security Layer
- Understanding Federated Identity and Single Sign-On
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
13 Software Development Security 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Understanding the Software Development Life Cycle
- Designing and Coding for Security
- Software Security Testing
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Cybersecurity Toolkit 7 topics · 9 LiveLab +
- Host Security Tools
- Monitoring and Analysis Tools
- Scanning and Testing Tools
- Network Security Tools
- Web Application Security Tools
- Forensics Tools
- Summary
9 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
23 LiveLabs- Performing Reconnaissance on a Network
- Identifying Search Options in Metasploit
- Performing the Initial Scan
- Initiating an SSH Session from your Windows 10 Client to your Windows Server
- Conducting Vulnerability Scans
- Consulting a Vulnerability Database
- Examining the DDOS_Attack.pcap File
- Retrieving a Real-Time List of Running Processes
- Examining the Audited Events
- Adding Revision to the Revision History
- Viewing and Downloading the Policy Templates
- Opening the Policy Template and Setting the Company Name
- Reviewing and Modifying the Policy Items
- Inspecting the Vulnerability in the echo Server's Source Code
- Using the Process Explorer to View Specific Details About Running Processes on the System
- Making Syslog Entries Readable
- Installing Splunk on the Server
- Scanning the Rootkit
- Working with Wireshark's Interface
- Analyzing the Capture File to Find the Attack(s)
- Generating Network Traffic and Using Filters
- Confirming the Spoofing Attack in Wireshark
- Starting a Live Packet Capture
03 / Exam details
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Details
We have an updated version of this course, please check out the latest CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course! Kick start your prep for the CySA+ exam with the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course and lab. The lab simulates real-world, hardware, software, and command-line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course, or training. The CySA+ study guide provides complete coverage of the CS0-001 exam objectives and includes topics such as policy and compliance; forensic analysis, vulnerability scans, identity and access management security; and many more. This CySA+ training is for IT security analysts, vulnerability analysts, or threat intelligence analysts.
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- Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge
- Minimum of 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience.
- While there is no required prerequisite, CySA+ is intended to follow CompTIA Security+ or equivalent experience and has a technical, hands-on focus.
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(on a scale of 100-900)
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Here are the retake policies:
- If a candidate has passed an exam (or multiple exams) and achieved a certification, he/she cannot take the exam again, using the same exam code, without prior consent from CompTIA.
- CompTIA beta examinations may only be taken one (1) time by each candidate.
- A test found to be in violation of the retake policy will be invalidated and the candidate may be subject to a suspension period. Repeat violators will be permanently banned from participation in the CompTIA Certification Program.
- Candidates must pay the exam price each time they attempt the exam. CompTIA does not offer any free re-tests or discounts on retakes.
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