CompTIA CySA+

EXAM CODE CS0-003

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is a certification for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention and response through continuous security monitoring.

OVERVIEW

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification validates the skills and knowledge required to proactively defend and continuously improve the security of an organization’s systems. The certification covers the following critical areas:

  • Threat Detection and Analysis: Learn how to monitor and analyze network traffic to detect and respond to security threats, using tools like intrusion detection systems (IDS) and security information and event management (SIEM).
  • Vulnerability Management: Understand how to identify, prioritize, and mitigate vulnerabilities in systems, applications, and networks, reducing the risk of exploitation by attackers.
  • Incident Response: Gain expertise in managing and responding to security incidents, including identifying the scope of attacks, containing breaches, and ensuring effective recovery and documentation processes.
  • Security Architecture and Tool Sets: Develop the ability to implement and maintain security architectures, as well as configure and manage various security tools used in daily cybersecurity operations.
  • Compliance and Threat Intelligence: Learn how to assess and ensure compliance with security regulations and best practices, and leverage threat intelligence to anticipate, prevent, and mitigate future attacks.
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Academic Requirements: Grade 12 or  9-12 months of practical experience in a lab or field environment.

Language: Proficiency in English is required, as course materials and support are provided exclusively in English.

Skill Level: Beginner.

Tools Needed: A PC or laptop with a stable internet connection.

Commitment:*Self-paced online learning.

1. Incident Response Analyst
2. Security Architect
3. Cybersecurity Engineer
4. Threat Hunter
5. Cybersecurity Analyst
6. Vulnerability Analyst
7. Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst
8. Application Security Analyst
9. Threat Intelligence Analyst

Stand Out in Cybersecurity

Demonstrate Competency of Current Trends

Make yourself a valuable team member and show your knowledge of current trends that affect the daily work of security analysts, such as cloud and hybrid environments.

Proactively Monitor and Detect

Demonstrate your skills in detecting and analyzing indicators of malicious activity using the most up-to-date methods and tools, such as threat intelligence, security information and event management (SIEM), endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR).

Respond to Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities

Prove your knowledge of incident response and vulnerability management processes and highlight the communication skills critical to security analysis and compliance

What Skills Will You Learn?

Security Operations

Improve processes in security operations and differentiate between threat intelligence and threat hunting concepts; identify and analyze malicious activity using the appropriate tools and techniques

Vulnerability Management

Implement and analyze vulnerability assessments, prioritize vulnerabilities and make recommendations on mitigating attacks and vulnerability response

Incident Response and Management

Apply updated concepts of attack methodology frameworks, perform incident response activities and understand the incident management lifecycle

Reporting and Communication

Apply communication best practices in vulnerability management and incident response as it relates to stakeholders, action plans, escalation and metrics