CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst
When attacks slip through unnoticed, the results are costly: data breaches, regulatory fines, downtime, and lost customer trust. And the demand for skilled defenders has never been higher, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a 33% growth in Information Security Analyst jobs from 2023 to 2033, far outpacing most careers. Without trained analysts, organizations are left vulnerable.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) training equips you with the skills employers demand, including threat detection, log analysis, and incident response. This hands-on certification course prepares you to identify vulnerabilities, stop attacks before they spread, and keep critical systems secure.
This instructor-led course prepares you to proactively defend systems using behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and hands-on investigation tools. You’ll gain real-world experience managing vulnerabilities, analyzing SIEM output, investigating incidents, and preparing for forensic analysis—all while developing the knowledge needed to pass the CompTIA CySA+ certification exam (CS0-002 or CS0-003).
The CySA+ certification is also DoD 8570/8140 approved, making this course an excellent choice for military, civilian, and contractor personnel who require compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity workforce standards.
- Assess information security risk in computing and network environments.
- Analyze reconnaissance threats to computing and network environments.
- Analyze attacks on computing and network environments.
- Analyze post-attack techniques on computing and network environments.
- Implement a vulnerability management program.
- Collect cybersecurity intelligence.
- Analyze data collected from security and event logs.
- Perform active analysis on assets and networks.
- Respond to cybersecurity incidents.
- Investigate cybersecurity incidents.
- Address security issues with the organization's technology architecture.
This course is ideal for cybersecurity analysts, SOC analysts, incident responders, threat hunters, and IT professionals responsible for protecting information systems. It’s also suitable for those seeking to transition into a security operations role and validate skills in threat detection, log analysis, and response.
As a DoD-approved course, it is also valuable for anyone in the Department of Defense (DoD)—military, civilian, or contractor—who needs to develop or validate skills in threat detection, security monitoring, log analysis, and incident response capabilities.
- 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.
- Understand the importance of risk management
- Perform risk assessments across systems and networks
- Apply risk mitigation strategies
- Integrate documentation into the risk management process
- Evaluate the impact of reconnaissance activities
- Assess the risks posed by social engineering attacks
- Analyze the impact of system hacking attempts
- Evaluate the effects of web-based attacks
- Assess malware threats and their consequences
- Understand hijacking and impersonation attacks
- Analyze Denial-of-Service (DoS) incidents
- Examine mobile security threats
- Explore cloud security risks
- Identify command and control methods
- Assess techniques for maintaining persistence
- Analyze lateral movement and pivoting strategies
- Understand data exfiltration methods
- Examine anti-forensics techniques
- Implement a comprehensive vulnerability management plan
- Identify and assess common system and application vulnerabilities
- Conduct vulnerability scans effectively
- Perform penetration testing on network assets
- Set up platforms for collecting and analyzing security intelligence
- Gather data from network-based intelligence sources
- Collect intelligence from host-based sources
- Utilize common tools to analyze log files
- Leverage SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) tools for deeper analysis
- Investigate incidents using Windows-based tools
- Analyze events using Linux-based tools
- Perform basic malware analysis
- Examine indicators of compromise (IOCs)
- Deploy an effective incident response architecture
- Mitigate active threats
- Prepare your CSIRT team for forensic investigation
- Apply a structured forensic investigation plan
- Securely collect and analyze electronic evidence
- Conduct post-investigation follow-up and reporting
- Resolve identity and access management (IAM) problems
- Integrate security considerations throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)