CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Course

Course Code: GK5867

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Duration: 5 days

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COURSE OVERVIEW

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) develops the practical skills required to detect, analyse and respond to malicious activity through continuous security monitoring. This course is aligned to the current CompTIA CySA+ CS0-004 exam and covers security operations, risk management, threat intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability management, incident response, automation and application security.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

The course is suitable for security analysts, SOC analysts, incident response analysts, vulnerability management analysts and security engineers who want to strengthen defensive cybersecurity skills or prepare for the CS0-004 exam.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Apply security operations and risk management practices.
• Monitor environments and identify indicators of malicious activity.
• Use threat intelligence and threat-hunting techniques.
• Assess and prioritise network and application vulnerabilities.
• Plan, execute and communicate incident response activities.
• Use automation and data analysis to improve security operations.

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COURSE CONTENT

1. Identifying Security Operations Fundamentals
2. Applying Risk Management Strategies
3. Managing System Security and Configurations
4. Comparing System Architectures
5. Applying Access Management
6. Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting
7. Assessing Network Vulnerabilities
8. Managing Incident Response and Communication
9. Executing Incident Response Plans
10. Analysing Malicious Activity
11. Automating Data Analysis
12. Improving Processes with Automation
13. Assessing Application Vulnerabilities
14. Securing Applications

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COURSE PREREQUISITES

CompTIA Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge is recommended, together with practical experience in security operations, incident response or vulnerability management.

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TEST CERTIFICATION

This course is recommended preparation for CompTIA CySA+ CS0-004. The exam contains a maximum of 85 multiple-choice and performance-based questions, allows 165 minutes and has a passing score of 750 on a 100-900 scale.

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Note - This course is delivered via our training partner Global Knowledge.