CySA+

CompTIA CySA+ CS0-001 Certification Study Guide

Exam Code: CS0-001

Learn critical knowledge and skills that are required to prevent, detect, and combat cybersecurity threats and prepare for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification exam with a study guide that is mapped to CySA+ exam content.

Description

CompTIA is proud to offer you high quality study materials that are based more than 20 years of experience in helping learners successfully prepare for certification exams.

The CySA+ Certification Study Guide 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 CySA+ CS0-001 exam by providing 100% coverage of the objectives and content examples listed on the syllabus.

After reading this study guide, 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.

To get the most out of the CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide and be able to prepare for your exam you should have successfully earned the CompTIA Network+ certification and CompTIA Security+ certification or have equivalent knowledge. Specifically, it is recommended that you have the following skills and knowledge before starting this course:

  • Know basic network terminology and functions (such as OSI Model, Topology, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, switches, routers).
  • Understand TCP/IP addressing, core protocols, and troubleshooting tools
  • Identify network attack strategies and defenses.
  • Know the technologies and uses of cryptographic standards and products
  • Identify network- and host-based security technologies and practices.
  • Describe the standards and products used to enforce security on web and communications technologies.

What’s Included

The CompTIA CySA+ Certification Study Guide is available as in print or as an eBook.

The eBook is delivered through the Skillpipe eBook reader.

The CompTIA CySA+ Certification Study Guide includes:

  • Review questions designed to test your knowledge of the topics covered in each unit
  • Glossary
  • Content mapping of the course topics with the exam objectives

The eBook includes all content of the study guide in a Skillpipe eBook format.

Course Overview

Threat Management (1)

  • Cybersecurity Analysts
  • Reconnaissance Techniques

Vulnerability Management

  • Managing Vulnerabilities
  • Remediating Vulnerabilities
  • Secure Software Development

Threat Management (2)

  • Security Appliances
  • Logging and Analysis

Cyber Incident Response

  • Incident Response
  • Forensics Tools
  • Incident Analysis and Recovery

Security Architecture

  • Secure Network Design
  • Managing Identities and Access
  • Security Frameworks and Policies