CompTIA CySA+: Validate Your Skills in Threat Detection and Cyber Defense
CompTIA CySA+ certifies your skills in threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management—preparing you for real-world cybersecurity challenges....
CompTIA CySA+ certifies your skills in threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management—preparing you for real-world cybersecurity challenges....
The CompTIA CySA+ certification is designed for cybersecurity professionals who want to prove their ability to detect threats, analyze vulnerabilities, and respond to security incidents. This exam emphasizes hands-on skills and real-world applications across key areas such as security operations, incident response, and vulnerability management—making it ideal for those looking to advance in today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape.
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- Lesson Overview
- Infrastructure Overview
- Exercise 1.1 Creating Your Virtual Lab Environment
- Operating System Overview
- Exercise 1.2: Navigating the Windows Registry
- Activity 1.3: Review of CIS Benchmark and STIG
- Log Management and Ingestion
- Network Architecture
- IAM Overview
- Encryption, Hashing, and Comprehensive Data Protection
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Building a Secure Network and Identity Framework
- Lesson 1: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Lesson Overview
- The Cyber Attack Lifecycle
- Diamond Model for Intrusion Analysis
- MITRE ATT&CK
- Exercise 2.1: MITRE ATT&CK Analysis
- The Unified Kill Chain Model: A Comprehensive View of the Cyber Threat Lifecycle
- OSS TMM Overview
- OWASP Web Application Security Testing Framework
- Lesson 2.2: OWASP Testing Guide Scenario
- The Future of Cybersecurity: AI, MITRE ATLAS, and OWASP Insights
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Analyzing Cyber Attack Frameworks
- Lesson 2: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Lesson Overview
- Containment, Eradication, and Recovery Phases in Incident Response
- Post-Incident Review and Lessons Learned
- Exercise 4.1: Mapping the Phases of Incident Response – A Hands-On Matching Activity
- Exercise 4.2: Planning Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Designing an Incident Response Strategy
- Lesson 3: Summary Quiz
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- Standardizing Security Processes for Greater Efficiency
- Operational Streamlining for Cybersecurity
- Integrating Technologies and Tools
- Exercise 5.1: Case Study – Streamlining Incident Response with Automation
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Improving SOC Efficiency through Process Standardization and Tool Integration
- Lesson 4: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Lesson Overview
- Cyber Threat Intelligence: From Collection to Action
- Threat Actors in Cybersecurity
- Proactive Threat Detection: The Practice of Threat Hunting
- Exercise 6.1: Yeti - A Threat Intelligence Platform
- Exercise 6.2: Exploring the AlienVault OTX Threat Feed
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Building a Threat Intelligence and Threat Hunting Strategy
- Lesson 5: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Lesson Overview
- Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) in Network Security
- Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) on Host Systems
- Application Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
- Additional Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
- Exercise 7.1: Practical IOC Analysis Through Scenario-Based Investigation
- Exercise 7.2: Bash Log Investigation – Detecting Privilege Escalation, Persistence, and Malicious IOCs
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: IOC Identification and Analysis for Incident Response
- Lesson 6: Summary Quiz
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- Essential Techniques for Detecting and Investigating Malicious Activity
- Programming and Scripting in Cybersecurity
- Exercise 8:.1:Program and Scripts Review
- Essential Tools for Threat Detection and Response
- Exercise 8.2: tcpdump – Network Traffic Capture and Analysis
- Exercise 8.3: Using WHOIS and AbuseIPDB for IP Address Investigation
- Endpoints and Files: Essential Components of Cybersecurity
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Threat Hunting with Network and Script Analysis
- Lesson 7: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Overview
- Understanding Software Vulnerabilities
- Injection Vulnerabilities
- Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerabilities
- Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- Understanding and Mitigating Web Vulnerabilities
- Security Management Vulnerabilities
- Exercise 9.1 : Exploring and Mitigating Vulnerabilities
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Plan
- Lesson 8: Summary Quiz
0:20:0- Introduction
- Risk Management
- Risk Management Frameworks
- Risk Identification
- Risk Analysis
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Risk Evaluation
- Risk Responses
- Exceptions
- Documentation and Reporting
- Policies, Governance, and Service-Level Objectives
- Control Types
- Activity 9.1: Security Control Categorization and Typing
- Patching and Configuration Management
- Testing
- Implementation
- Rollback
- Validation
- Maintenance Windows
- Prioritization and Escalation
- Attack Surface Management
- Discovery Techniques
- Testing and Evaluation
- Disclosure Concerns
- Mitigation Strategies
- Secure Coding
- Waterfall
- Spiral
- Agile
- Rapid Application Development
- Common Security Concerns in Software Development
- Secure Software Development Life Cycle
- Threat Modeling
- Threat Modeling Methodologies
- Threat Modeling Tools
- Threat Model in Practice
- Activity 9.2: Threat Modeling with STRIDE
- Summary
- Exam Topic Overview
- Mini-Project: Securing a New Web Application
- Lesson 9: Summary Quiz
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Oct 20, 2025
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