Course description

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course is for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention and response through continuous security monitoring. This globally recognized, intermediate-level certification will validate your cybersecurity analyst skills. Earning the certificate will prove to employers that you know how to leverage intelligence and threat detection techniques and are trained to continuously monitor security, mitigate risks, and combat threats to networks and devices.

The goal of this course is to prepare you for the CompTIA CySA+ Certification exam (CS0-003). You’ll have everything you need to improve your chances of passing on the first try, including text explanations, video demos, lab activities, self-assessment questions, and a practice exam.

What will I learn?

• Explain the importance of system and network architecture concepts in security operations and of efficiency and process improvement in security operations
• Given a scenario, analyze indicators of potentially malicious activity, use appropriate tools or techniques to determine malicious activity, implement vulnerability scanning methods and concepts, analyze output from vulnerability assessment tools, analyze data to prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities, and perform incident response activities
• Compare and contrast threat-intelligence and threat-hunting concepts
• Explain concepts related to vulnerability response, handling, and management and to attack methodology frameworks
• Explain the preparation and post-incident activity phases of the incident management life cycle
• Explain the importance of vulnerability management reporting and communication and of incident response reporting and communication

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