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CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ Certification Training

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Duration: 5 days
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Language: English
Level: Intermediate

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5-day instructor-led training course
One-on-one after course instructor coaching
Earn 29 CompTIA CEUs
Exam voucher included
Pay later by invoice -OR- at the time of checkout by credit card

#2047

Guaranteed to Run - you can rest assured that the class will not be cancelled.
Jul 25 - 29 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

New York or AnyWare
Guaranteed to Run - you can rest assured that the class will not be cancelled.
Sep 12 - 16 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Herndon, VA or AnyWare
Oct 24 - 28 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM MDT

Aurora or AnyWare
Nov 28 - Dec 2 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Washington, DC or AnyWare
Jan 23 - 27 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

New York or AnyWare
Feb 27 - Mar 3 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Herndon, VA or AnyWare
Apr 17 - 21 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM MDT

Aurora or AnyWare
May 15 - 19 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

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This CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) training course will prepare you to successfully achieve this in-demand certification with hands-on, scenario-based training so you'll be ready to meet advanced persistent threats (APTs) head on.

In this certification training course, you will gain the foundational knowledge to fully prepare for the CySA+ exam (CS0-002). This is an intermediate certification that is part of the CompTIA certification pathway, fitting in between the Network+ & CASP certifications. Achieving this certification validates that you have the skills as a cybersecurity analyst, that you can take an analytical approach to cybersecurity, and have the knowledge of network security tools and techniques to combat threats.

Included in your course tuition is a voucher that enables you to take the CS0-002 exam at any Pearson VUE Test Center location.

IT Security Professionals must have 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience at the level of Network+ or Security+

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, routers)
- Understanding of TCP/IP addressing, core protocols, and troubleshooting tools
- Network attack strategies and defenses
- 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

Course tuition includes an exam voucher. The exam is offered through Pearson Vue.

To earn this certification, you must take and pass CompTIA exam CS0-002
You must earn 60 CompTIA CEUs over a three-year period to maintain CySA+ certification
This is a CompTIA certification prep course.

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ Certification Training Delivery Methods

CompTIA-approved CySA+ training programs
After-course instructor coaching benefit
Exam voucher included

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ Certification Training Course Benefits

Prepare for and pass the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) exam
Threat and Vulnerability Management
Software and Systems Security
Security Operations and Monitoring
Incident Response
Compliance and Assessment

CySA+ Course Outline

1.0 Threat and Vulnerability Management

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
- Organized 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, utilize threat intelligence to support organizational security.

Attack frameworks
- MITRE ATT&CK
- The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
- Kill chain
Threat research
- Reputational
- Behavioral
- Indicator of compromise (IoC)
- Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS)
Threat modeling methodologies
- Adversary capability
- Total attack surface
- Attack vector
- Impact
- Liklihood
Threat intelligence sharing with supported functions
- Incident response
- Vulnerability management
- Risk management
- Security engineering
- Detection and monitoring

^1.3Given 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)
- Organizational governance
- Business process interruption
- Degrading functionality
- Legacy systems

1.4 Given a scenario, analyze the output from common 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
- hping
- 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 specialized technology.

Mobile
Internet of Things (IoT)
Embedded
Real-time operating system (RTOS)
System-on-Chip (SoC)
Field programmable gate array (FPGA)
Physical access control
Busiling 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

2.0 Software and Systems Security

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
Virtualization
- Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
Containerization
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
- Parameterized 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

3.0 Security Operations and Monitoring

3.1 Given a scenario, analyze data as part of security monitoring activities.

Heuristics
Trend analysis
Endpoint
- Malware
- Reverse engineering
- Memory
- System and application behavior
- Known-good behavior
- Anomalous behavior
- Exploit techniques
- File system
- User and entity behavior 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
- Organization impact vs. localized 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
Whitelisting
Blacklisting
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

4.0 Incident Response

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
- Sanitization
- 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, analyze potential indicators of compromise.

Network-related
- Bandwidth consumption
- Beaconing
- Irregular peer-to-peer communication
- Rogue device on the network
- Scan/sweep
- Unusual traffic spike
- Common protocol over non-standard port
Host-related
- Processor consumption
- Memory consumption
- Drive capacity consumption
- Unauthorized software
- Malicious process
- Unauthorized change
- Unauthorized privilege
- Data exfiltration
- Abnormal OS process behavior
- File system change or anomaly
- Registry change or anomaly
- Unauthorized scheduled task
Application-related
- Anomalous activity
- Introduction of new accounts
- Unexpected output
- Unexpected outbound communication
- Service interruption
- Application log

4.4 Given a scenario, utilize basic digital forensics techniques.

Network
- Wireshark
- tcpdump
Endpoint
- Disk
- Memory
Mobile
Cloud
Virtualization
Legal hold
Procedures
Hashing
- Changes to binaries
Carving
Data acquisition

5.0 Compliance and Assessment

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 minimization
- Purpose limitation
- Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
Technical controls
- Encryption
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
- Data masking
- Deidentification
- Tokenization
- Digital rights management (DRM) ?
- Watermarking
- Geographic access requirements
- Access controls

5.2 Given a scenario, apply security concepts in support of organizational risk mitigation.

Business impact analysis
Risk identification process
Risk calculation
- Probability
- Magnitude
Communication of risk factors
Risk prioritization
- 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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Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is an IT workforce certfication. It applies behavioral analytics to networks and devices to help prevent, detect and combat cyber threats.

To earn this certification, you must take and pass CompTIA exam CS0-002.

Course tuition includes an exam voucher. The exam is offered through Pearson Vue.

You must earn 60 CompTIA CEUs over a three-year period to maintain CySA+ certification. Maintain your CompTIA certification with CEU-approved training.

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