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CompTIA CYSA+ (CS0-003)
(CS0-003.AE1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-453-7
Master the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) exam with our comprehensive study guide. Whether you're preparing for the exam or seeking to enhance your cybersecurity skills, our course provides valuable insights into the exam objectives. You'll explore a range of cybersecurity domains, from threat intelligence to vulnerability management and forensic analysis. Designed to empower you with real-world knowledge, our course features interactive lessons, quizzes, pre-assessments, post-assessments, and hands-on labs to hone your skills. Unlock your potential and become a certified Cybersecurity Analyst ready to tackle the challenges of the cybersecurity world.
Here's what you will get
Prepare to excel on the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) exam, a vendor-neutral certification tailored for cybersecurity professionals. Gain practical expertise in Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response and Management, and Reporting and Communications domains. This mid-career certification is the key to advancing your cybersecurity career.
Lessons
14+ Lessons | 420+ Exercises | 260+ Quizzes | 130+ Flashcards | 130+ Glossary of terms
TestPrep
85+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 85+ Post Assessment Questions | 170+ Practice Test Questions
Hands-On Labs
53+ LiveLab | 51+ Video tutorials | 00+ Minutes
Video Lessons
2+ Videos | 00+ Minutes
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Here's what you will learn
Download Course OutlineLessons 1: Introduction
- CompTIA
- The Cybersecurity Analyst+ Exam
- What Does This Course Cover?
- Objectives Map for CompTIA CySA+ Exam CS0-003
- Setting Up a Kali and Metasploitable Learning Environment
Lessons 2: Today's Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Objectives
- Privacy vs. Security
- Evaluating Security Risks
- Building a Secure Network
- Secure Endpoint Management
- Penetration Testing
- Reverse Engineering
- Efficiency and Process Improvement
- The Future of Cybersecurity Analytics
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 3: System and Network Architecture
- Infrastructure Concepts and Design
- Operating System Concepts
- Logging, Logs, and Log Ingestion
- Network Architecture
- Identity and Access Management
- Encryption and Sensitive Data Protection
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 4: Malicious Activity
- Analyzing Network Events
- Investigating Host-Related Issues
- Investigating Service- and Application-Related Issues
- Determining Malicious Activity Using Tools and Techniques
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 5: Threat Intelligence
- Threat Data and Intelligence
- Threat Classification
- Applying Threat Intelligence Organizationwide
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 6: Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering
- Mapping, Enumeration, and Asset Discovery
- Passive Discovery
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 7: Designing a Vulnerability Management Program
- Identifying Vulnerability Management Requirements
- Configuring and Executing Vulnerability Scans
- Developing a Remediation Workflow
- Overcoming Risks of Vulnerability Scanning
- Vulnerability Assessment Tools
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 8: Analyzing Vulnerability Scans
- Reviewing and Interpreting Scan Reports
- Validating Scan Results
- Common Vulnerabilities
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 9: Responding to Vulnerabilities
- Analyzing Risk
- Managing Risk
- Implementing Security Controls
- Threat Classification
- Managing the Computing Environment
- Software Assurance Best Practices
- Designing and Coding for Security
- Software Security Testing
- Policies, Governance, and Service Level Objectives
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 10: Building an Incident Response Program
- Security Incidents
- Phases of Incident Response
- Building the Foundation for Incident Response
- Creating an Incident Response Team
- Classifying Incidents
- Attack Frameworks
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 11: Incident Detection and Analysis
- Indicators of Compromise
- Investigating IoCs
- Evidence Acquisition and Preservation
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 12: Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
- Containing the Damage
- Incident Eradication and Recovery
- Validating Data Integrity
- Wrapping Up the Response
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 13: Reporting and Communication
- Vulnerability Management Reporting and Communication
- Incident Response Reporting and Communication
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Lessons 14: Performing Forensic Analysis and Techniques for Incident Response
- Building a Forensics Capability
- Understanding Forensic Software
- Conducting Endpoint Forensics
- Network Forensics
- Cloud, Virtual, and Container Forensics
- Post-Incident Activity and Evidence Acquisition
- Forensic Investigation: An Example
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Lab Exercises
Hands-on LAB Activities
Today's Cybersecurity Analyst
- Creating a Firewall Rule
- Setting Up a Honeypot on Kali Linux
System and Network Architecture
- Installing Docker
- Viewing the Windows File Registry
- Installing the AD FS Role
- Examining PKI Certificates
Malicious Activity
- Confirming the Spoofing Attack in Wireshark
- Performing a DoS Attack with the SYN Flood
- Using Social Engineering Techniques to Plan an Attack
- Using Performance Monitor
- Performing a Memory-Based Attack
- Using Command-line Tools
- Analyzing Malware Using VirusTotal
- Using TCPdump to Capture Packets
- Enabling Logging for Audited Objects
- Examining Audited Events
- Capturing a Packet Using Wireshark
Threat Intelligence
- Examining MITRE ATT&CK
Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering
- Using Maltego to Gather Information
- Performing an Intense Scan in Zenmap
- Using Shodan to Find Webcams
- Using Recon-ng to Gather Information
- Identifying Search Options in Metasploit
- Performing Reconnaissance on a Network
- Scanning the Local Network
- Using the hping Program
- Making Syslog Entries Readable
- Performing Zone Transfer Using dig
- Using the netstat Command
- Using the whois Program
- Using nslookup for Passive Reconnaissance
Designing a Vulnerability Management Program
- Using OWASP ZAP
- Consulting a Vulnerability Database
- Conducting Vulnerability Scanning Using Nessus
- Performing Vulnerability Scanning Using OpenVAS
- Performing Session Hijacking Using Burp Suite
- Using Nikto
Analyzing Vulnerability Scans
- Exploiting LFI and RFI Vulnerabilities
- Exploiting a Website Using SQL Injection
- Conducting CSRF Attacks
- Defending Against a Buffer Overflow Attack
- Understanding Local Privilege Escalation
- Performing a MITM Attack
- Detecting Rootkits
- Attacking a Website Using XSS Injection
Incident Detection and Analysis
- Creating a Forensic Image with FTK Imager
Performing Forensic Analysis and Techniques for Incident Response
- Using EnCase Imager
- Observing an MD5-Generated Hash Value
- Analyzing Forensics with Autopsy
- Observing a SHA256-Generated Hash Value
- Cracking Passwords Using Cain and Abel
- Completing the Chain of Custody
- Finding Hard Drives on the System
Exam FAQs
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.
392
Pearson VUE
MCQs
The exam contains 85 questions.
165 minutes
750
(on a scale of 100-900)
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