CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+)
Reference : CT CSA-004Educational objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Perform essential security functions and secure hardware, systems, and software.
- 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.
- Implement and analyze vulnerability assessments, prioritize vulnerabilities and make recommendations on mitigating attacks and vulnerability response.
- Apply attack methodology frameworks, perform incident response activities, and understand the incident management lifecycle.
- Report on potential vulnerabilities, action plans, escalation, and metrics.
Course programme
The Cyber Security Analyst course focuses on enhancing candidates' skills on analysis and defense techniques as well as leveraging data and tools to identify risks to an organization with a goal of performing effective mitigation strategies. It introduces topics such as software and application security, automation, and threat hunting.
Who is this course for?
Public
"Empowering IT professionals with a foundation in ""CompTIA Network+ Certification"" and ""CompTIA Security+ Certification"" or equivalent knowledge, the Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+) course is tailored for those seeking to advance their expertise. This program is designed to refine skills in basic network terminology, TCP/IP addressing, core protocols, troubleshooting tools, network attack strategies and defenses, cryptographic standards, network- and host-based security technologies, as well as the standards and products enforcing security on web and communication technologies. Elevate your capabilities and readiness for the complexities of cybersecurity with this comprehensive CySA+ course."
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, learners must have the following prerequisites: Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge. Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience as an incident response analyst or security operations center (SOC) analyst, or equivalent experience.