CySA+ is a global, vendor-neutral certification covering intermediate-level knowledge and skills required by information security analyst job roles. It helps identify a cybersecurity professional’s ability to proactively defend an organization using secure monitoring, threat identification, incident response and teamwork. The CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 course and certification exam ensures the candidate has the knowledge and skills required to:

• • Detect and analyze indicators of malicious activity
• • Understand threat hunting and threat intelligence concepts
• • Use appropriate tools and methods to manage, prioritize and respond to attacks and vulnerabilities
• • Perform incident response processes
• • Understand reporting and communication concepts related to vulnerability management and incident response activities

Technical Skills covered in the certification and training:

Security Operations

• • Explain the importance of system and network architecture concepts in security operations.
• • Analyze indicators of potentially malicious activity.
• • Use appropriate tools or techniques to determine malicious activity.
• • Compare and contrast threat-intelligence and threat-hunting concepts.
• • Explain the importance of efficiency and process improvement in security operations.

Vulnerability Management

• • 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.
• • Explain concepts related to vulnerability response, handling and management.

Incident Response Management

• • Explain concepts related to attack methodology frameworks.
• • Perform incident response activities.
• • Explain the preparation and post-incident activity phases of the incident management lifecycle.

Reporting and Communication

• • Explain the importance of vulnerability management reporting and communication.
• • Explain the importance of incident response reporting and communication.