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CompTIA CySA+® Certification Training
Course 2047
- Duration: 5 days
- Exam Voucher: Yes
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
Join our CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training and gain the knowledge and skills to prepare for and pass the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) exam. In this course, you'll learn how to manage threats and vulnerabilities effectively, implement software and systems security solutions, monitor security operations, perform incident response procedures, and execute compliance and assessment measures.
With a focus on hands-on experience, this training requires IT security professionals with at least 3-4 years of experience at the level of CompTIA Network+ or CompTIA Security+. Plus, your course tuition includes a voucher to take the CS0-003 exam at any Pearson VUE Test Center location. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and advance your career in IT security.
U.S. DoDM 8140.03 APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training Delivery Methods
In-Person
Online
CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training Information
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Prepare for and pass the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) exam.
- Manage Threats and Vulnerabilities
- Secure and Monitor Software and Systems
- Perform an Incident Response.
- Execute Compliance and Assessment.
Training Prerequisites
IT (Information Technology) Security Professionals must have 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience at the level of Network+ or Security+.
Certification Information
Included in your course tuition is a voucher that enables you to take the CS0-003 exam at any Pearson VUE Test Center location.
CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training Outline
1.1 Explain the importance of threat data and intelligence.
Intelligence sources
- Open-source intelligence
- Proprietary/closed-source intelligence
- Timeliness
- Relevancy
- Accuracy
Indicator management
- Structured Threat Information eXpression (STIX)
- Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information (TAXII)
- OpenIoC
Threat classification
- Known threat vs. unknown threat
- Zero-day
- Advanced persistent threat
Threat actors
- Nation-state
- Hacktivist
- Organised crime
- Insider threat
- Intentional
- Unintentional
Intelligence cycle
- Requirements
- Collection
- Analysis
- Dissemination
- Feedback
Commodity malware
Information sharing and analysis communities
- Healthcare
- Financial
- Aviation
- Government
- Critical infrastructure
1.2 Given a scenario, utilise threat intelligence to support organisational security.
Attack frameworks
- MITRE ATT&CK
- The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
- Kill chain
Threat research
- Reputational
- Behavioural
- Indicator of compromise (IoC)
- Standard vulnerability scoring system (CVSS)
Threat modelling methodologies
- Adversary capability
- Total attack surface
- Attack vector
- Impact
- Likelihood
Threat intelligence sharing with supported functions
- Incident response
- Vulnerability management
- Risk management
- Security engineering
- Detection and monitoring
1.3 Given a scenario, perform vulnerability management activities.
Vulnerability identification
- Asset criticality
- Active vs. passive scanning
- Mapping/enumeration
Validation
- True positive
- False positive - True negative
- False-negative
Remediation/mitigation
- Configuration baseline
- Patching
- Hardening
- Compensating controls
- Risk acceptance
- Verification of mitigation
Scanning parameters and criteria
- Risks associated with scanning activities
- Vulnerability feed
- Scope
- Credentialed vs. non-credentialed
- Server-based vs. agent-based
- Internal vs. external
- Special considerations
- Types of data
- Technical constraints
- Workflow
- Sensitivity levels
- Regulatory requirements
- Segmentation
- Intrusion prevention system (IPS), intrusion detection system (IDS), and firewall settings
Inhibitors to remediation
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Service-level agreement (SLA)
- Organisational governance
- Business process interruption
- Degrading functionality
- Legacy systems
1.4 Given a scenario, analyse the output from standard vulnerability assessment tools.
Web application scanner
- OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
- Burp suite
- Nikto
- Arachni
Infrastructure vulnerability scanner
- Nessus
- OpenVAS
- Qualys
Software assessment tools and techniques
- Static analysis
- Dynamic analysis
- Reverse engineering
- Fuzzing
Enumeration
- Nmap
- hoping
- Active vs. passive
- Responder
Wireless assessment tools
- Aircrack-ng
- Reaver
- oclHashcat
Cloud Infrastructure assessment tools
- ScoutSuite
- Prowler
- Pacu
1.5 Explain the threats and vulnerabilities associated with specialised technology.
Mobile
Internet of Things (IoT)
Embedded
Real-time operating system (RTOS)
System-on-Chip (SoC)
Field programmable gate array (FPGA)
Physical access control
Building automation systems
Vehicles and drones
- CAN bus
Workflow and process automation systems
Industrial control system
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- Modbus
1.6 Explain the threats and vulnerabilities associated with operating in the cloud.
Cloud service models
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Cloud deployment models
- Public
- Private
- Community
- Hybrid
Function as a Service (FaaS)/ serverless architecture
Infrastructure as code (IaC)
Insecure application programming interface (API)
Improper key management
Unprotected storage
Logging and monitoring
- Insufficient logging and monitoring
- Inability to access
1.7 Given a scenario, implement controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities.
Attack types
- Extensible markup language (XML) attack
- Structured query language (SQL) injection
- Overflow attack
- Buffer
- Integer
- Heap
- Remote code execution
- Directory traversal
- Privilege escalation
- Password spraying
- Credential stuffing
- Impersonation
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Session hijacking
- Rootkit
- Cross-site scripting
- Reflected
- Persistent
- Document object model (DOM)
Vulnerabilities
- Improper error handling
- Dereferencing
- Insecure object reference
- Race condition
- Broken authentication
- Sensitive data exposure
- Insecure components - Insufficient logging and monitoring - Weak or default configurations - Use of insecure functions - strcpy
2.1 Given a scenario, apply security solutions for infrastructure management.
Cloud vs. on-premises
Asset management
- Asset tagging
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
- Organisational 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
- Development/rule writing
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
- Segmentation
- Isolation
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
- Wireshark
- tcpdump
Endpoint
- Disk
- Memory
Mobile
Cloud
Virtualisation
Legal hold
Procedures
Hashing
- Changes to binaries
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
- Probability
- Magnitude
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
- Risk-based
- Prescriptive
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
- Regulatory
- Compliance
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CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training FAQs
The CompTIA CySA+ Certification Training is a comprehensive course designed to teach IT security professionals the skills they need to prepare for and pass the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) exam. It covers threat and vulnerability management, software and systems security, incident response, and compliance and assessment.
IT security professionals must have 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience at the level of Network+ or Security+.
The course covers many topics, including threat and vulnerability management, software and systems security, incident response, and compliance and assessment. In addition, it includes modules on threat data and intelligence, vulnerability management activities, cloud applications, embedded systems, intrusion detection systems, network packets, suspicious activity, cryptographic keys, and much more.
Some of the key concepts covered in the course include network intrusion detection systems (NIDS), host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS), signature-based IDS, proactive threat hunting, cryptographic keys, and the incident response process.
Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is an IT workforce certification. It applies behavioural analytics to networks and devices to help prevent, detect, and combat cyber threats.
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 defences
- 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
To earn this certification, you must take and pass the CompTIA exam CS0-003.
Course tuition includes an exam voucher. The exam is offered through Pearson Vue.
You must earn 60 CompTIA CEUs over three years to maintain CySA+ certification.
Maintain your CompTIA certification with CEU-approved training. Learn More ›
Yes, the course covers the threats and vulnerabilities associated with operating in the cloud and provides guidelines on how to implement controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities.
Embedded systems are small, specialised computers built into other devices that perform specific functions. The course covers the threats and vulnerabilities associated with specialised technology, including embedded systems.
An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a security technology designed to detect and alert suspicious activity on a computer network. The course covers both network-based and host-based intrusion detection systems.
A NIDS is a network-based intrusion detection system that monitors network traffic for suspicious activity. A HIDS is a host-based intrusion detection system that monitors activity on a single computer or device.
Network packets are units of data that are sent over a computer network. The course covers the analysis of network packets to detect suspicious activity.
Suspicious activity is any activity on a computer network that is outside the norm and could potentially indicate a security threat. The course covers the analysis of suspicious activity using a variety of techniques.
A signature-based IDS is an intrusion detection system that uses known patterns of attack, or signatures, to identify potential security threats. The course covers both signature-based and other types of IDS.
A cryptographic key is a string of characters to encrypt and decrypt data. The course covers the importance of cryptographic keys in information security.