CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ Certification

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Course Description

This CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ Certification training course will teach you the fundamental principles of using threat and vulnerability analysis tools plus digital forensics tools. It will prepare you to take the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ CS0-001 exam by providing 100% coverage of the objectives and content examples listed on the syllabus. Study of the course can also help to build the prerequisites to study more advanced IT security qualifications, including CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) and ISC’s CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

On course completion, you will be able to:

• Identify tools and techniques to use to perform an environmental reconnaissance of a target network or security system.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret security data from multiple log and monitoring sources.
• Use network host and web application vulnerability assessment tools and interpret the results to provide effective mitigation.
• Understand and remediate identity management, authentication, and access control issues.
• Participate in a senior role within an incident response team and use forensic tools to identify the source of an attack.
• Understand the use of frameworks, policies, and procedures and report on security architecture with recommendations for effective compensating controls.

Course Outline

The course consists of a study volume, containing indexed notes and review questions, plus exam objectives mapping, exam information, and a comprehensive glossary. The course also comes with an online practice exam, pre-requisites test, and pre-/post-unit assessment tests.

Module 1 / Threat Management (1)

• Cybersecurity Analysts • Cybersecurity Roles and Responsibilities • Frameworks and Security Controls • Risk Evaluation • Penetration Testing Processes
• Reconnaissance Techniques • The Kill Chain • Open Source Intelligence • Social Engineering • Topology Discovery • Service Discovery • OS Fingerprinting • Labs • OSINT • VM Orientation • Host, Topology, and Service Discovery with Nmap

Module 2 / Vulnerability Management

• Managing Vulnerabilities • Vulnerability Management Requirements • Asset Inventory • Data Classification • Vulnerability Management Processes • Vulnerability Scanners • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer • Vulnerability Feeds and SCAP • Configuring Vulnerability Scans • Vulnerability Scanning Criteria • Exploit Frameworks • Labs • Vulnerability Scanning with OpenVAS and MBSA
• Remediating Vulnerabilities • Analyzing Vulnerability Scans • Remediation and Change Control • Remediating Host Vulnerabilities • Remediating Network Vulnerabilities • Remediating Virtual Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
• Secure Software Development • Software Development Lifecycle • Software Vulnerabilities • Software Security Testing • Interception Proxies • Web Application Firewalls • Source Authenticity • Reverse Engineering • Labs • Web Application Testing with Nikto and Burpsuite

Module 3 / Threat Management (2)

• Security Appliances • Configuring Firewalls • Intrusion Detection and Prevention • Configuring IDS • Malware Threats • Configuring Anti-virus Software • Sysinternals • Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit • Labs • Network Security Monitoring with Snort and Security Onion • Malware Analysis with Sysinternals
• Logging and Analysis • Packet Capture • Packet Capture Tools • Monitoring Tools • Log Review and SIEM • SIEM Data Outputs • SIEM Data Analysis • Point-in-Time Data Analysis • Labs • Packet Analysis with Wireshark and Network Miner • SIEM with OSSIM

Module 4 / Cyber Incident Response

• Incident Response • Incident Response Processes • Threat Classification • Incident Severity and Prioritization • Types of Data
• Forensics Tools • Digital Forensics Investigations • Documentation and Forms • Digital Forensics Crime Scenes • Digital Forensics Kits • Image Acquisition • Password Cracking • Analysis Utilities • Labs • Forensic Image Analysis with Autopsy
• Incident Analysis and Recovery • Analysis and Recovery Frameworks • Analyzing Network Symptoms • Analyzing Host Symptoms • Analyzing Data Exfiltration • Analyzing Application Symptoms • Using Sysinternals • Containment Techniques • Eradication Techniques • Validation Techniques • Corrective Actions • Labs • Red Team Versus Blue Team

Module 5 / Security Architecture

• Secure Network Desing • Network Segmentation • Blackholes, Sinkholes, and Honeypots • System Hardening • Group Policies and MAC • Endpoint Security • Labs • Network Segmentation with pfSense
• Managing Identities and Access • Network Access Control • Identity Management • Identity Security Issues • Identity Repositories • Context-based Authentication • Single Sign On and Federation • Exploiting Identities • Exploiting Web Browsers and Applications • Labs • Secure Appliance Administration • Email Spoofing and XSS
• Security Frameworks and Policies • Frameworks and Compliance • Reviewing Security Architecture • Procedures and Compensating Controls • Verifications and Quality Control • Security Policies and Procedures • Personnel Policies and Training

Exam

This course will prepare you to take the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ CS0-001 exam by providing 100% coverage of the objectives and content examples listed on the syllabus.

CySA+ is the only intermediate high-stakes cybersecurity analyst certification with performance-based questions covering security analytics, intrusion detection and response. High-stakes exams are proctored at a Pearson VUE testing center in a highly secure environment. CySA+ is the most up-to-date security analyst certification that covers advanced persistent threats in a post-2014 cybersecurity environment.

Learning Path

• Please contact us for suggestions.

• Cyber Security Overview
• CompTIA Security+ FastTrack Certification
• CompTIA Network+ FastTrack Certification

Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our schedule, or register your interest in joining a course in your area.
• Private onsite Team training also available, please contact us to discuss. We can customise this course to suit your business requirements.