The CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+) Certification
CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+) is the first intermediate-level high-stakes cyber security analyst certification program that includes performance-based questions in security analytics, intrusion detection, and response. In a post-2014 cybersecurity landscape, CompTIA security+ is the most up-to-date security analyst certification that includes advanced persistent threats.
Successful candidates who earn the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification have the knowledge and skills to use intelligence and threat detection techniques, analyze and interpret data, identify and more.
CompTIA CySA+ is for IT professionals looking to gain the following security analyst skills:
- Perform data analysis and interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization.
- Configure and use threat-detection tools.
- Secure and protect applications and systems within an organization.
CySA+ KEY Learning
MODULE-01 THREAT MANAGEMENT
- Apply environmental reconnaissance techniques using appropriate tools, analyzing results, and implementing recommended response
MODULE-02 VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
- Implement vulnerability management process and analyze results of the scan
MODULE-03 SECURITY ARCHITECTURE & TOOL SETS
- Use data to recommend remediation of security issues related to identity and access management and recommend implementation strategy while participating in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
MODULE-04 CYBER-INCIDENT RESPONSE
- Distinguish threat data to determine incident impact and prepare a toolkit with appropriate forensics tools, communication strategy, and best practices as a response
COURSE OUTLINE
Assessing information security risk
- Identify the importance of risk management
- Assess risk
- Mitigate risk
- Integrate documentation into risk management
Analyzing the threat landscape
- Classify threats and threat profiles
- Perform ongoing threat research
Analyzing reconnaissance threats to computing and network environments
- Implement threat modeling
- Assess the impact of reconnaissance incidents
- Assess the impact of social engineering
Analyzing attacks on computing and network environments
- Assess the impact of system hacking attacks
- Assess the impact of web-based attacks
- Assess the impact of malware
- Assess the impact of hijacking and impersonation attacks
- Assess the impact of dos incidents
- Assess the impact of threats to mobile security
- Assess the impact of threats to cloud securty
Analyzing post-attack techniques
- Assess command and control techniques
- Assess persistence techniques
- Assess lateral movement and pivoting techniques
- Assess data exfiltration techniques
- Assess anti-forensics techniques
Managing vulnerabilities in the organization
- Implement a vulnerability management plan
- Assess common vulnerabilities
- Conduct vulnerability scans
Implementing penetration testing to evaluate security
- Conduct penetration tests on network assets
- Follow up on penetration testing
Collecting cybersecurity intelligence
- Deploy a security intelligence collection and analysis platform
- Collect data from network-based intelligence sources
- Collect data from host-based intelligence sources
Analyzing log data
- Use common tools to analyze logs
- Use siem tools for analysis
- Parse log files with regular expressions
Performing active asset and network analysis
- Analyze incidents with windows-based tools
- Analyze incidents with linux-based tools
- Analyze malware
- Analyze indicators of compromise
Responding to cybersecurity incidents
- Deploy an incident handling and response architecture
- Mitigate incidents
- Prepare for forensic investigation as a csirt
Investigating cybersecurity incidents
- Apply a forensic investigation plan
- Securely collect and analyze electronic evidence
- Follow up on the results of an investigation
Addressing security architecture issues
- Remediate identity and access management issues
- Implement security during the sdlc
Jobs that use CompTIA CySA+
- IT Security Analyst
- Tier II SOC Analyst
- Vulnerability Analyst
- Cybersecurity Specialist
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Security Monitoring
Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+) Certification FREE Exam Guide
International Student Fee: 400 USD (Online Classes)
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