CompTIA® Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)

As part of the training, you will have the opportunity to learn more about tools and tactics for more effective management of cyber security risks, identification of various threats, assessment of the organization’s security level, as well as collection and processing of data related to cyber security, being able to promptly deal with security incidents at the moment of a threat or an actual attack.

Certification Exam

CompTIA exam CompTIA CySA+ certification exam (the exam fee is already included in the course price).

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to detect, prevent, and respond to security threats. The main objectives of the course include:

• Threat Management;

• Vulnerability Management;

• Cyber Incident Response;

• Security Architecture and Tool Sets;

• Security Operations and Monitoring;

• Compliance and Assessment;

• Preparing for the CompTIA CySA+ Certification Exam.

IT Security Analyst; Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst; Vulnerability Analyst; Cybersecurity Specialist; Threat Intelligence Analyst; Security Engineer.

Prerequisites

CompTIA recommends CySA+ certification candidates to have the following requirements prior to attending the CySA+ course:

• at least 3 to 4 years of hands-on information security or related experience;

• Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge.

1. Day

   • Threat Management 1

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • IT professional and instructor

   • Cybersecurity analysts

   • Reconnaissance techniques

2. Day

   • Threat Management 2

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • IT professional and instructor

   • Security appliances

   • Logging and analysis

3. Day

   • Vulnerability Management

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • IT professional and instructor

   • Managing vulnerabilities

   • Remediating vulnerabilities

   • Secure software development

4. Day

   • Cyber Incident Response

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • IT professional and instructor

   • Incident response

   • Forensics tools

   • Incident analysis and recovery

5. Day

   • Security Architecture

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • Viktors Meirāns

   • IT professional and instructor

   • Secure network design

   • Managing identities and access

   • Security frameworks and policies

At Course Completion you will be able to

• Apply environmental reconnaissance techniques using appropriate tools and processes.

• Analyze the results of a network reconnaissance.

• Given a network-based threat, implement or recommend the appropriate response and countermeasure.

• Explain the purpose of practices used to secure a corporate environment.

• Implement an information security vulnerability management process.

• Analyze the output resulting from a vulnerability scan.

• Compare and contrast common vulnerabilities found in the various targets within an organization.

• Distinguish threat data or behavior to determine the impact of an incident.

• Prepare a toolkit and use appropriate forensics tools during an investigation.

• Explain the importance of communication during the incident response process.

• Analyze common symptoms to select the best course of action to support incident response.

• Summarize the incident recovery and post-incident response process.

• Explain the relationship between frameworks, common policies, controls, and procedures.

• Use data to recommend remediation of security issues related to identity and access management.

• Review security architecture and make recommendations to implement compensating controls.

• Use application security best practices while participating in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Compare and contrast the general purpose and reasons for using various cybersecurity tools and technologies.