CompTIA CySA+ (Cybersecurity Analyst+) CS0-002

Course details

This CompTIA training certification course taught by Vision Training Systems covers applied behavioral analytics to networks and devices with the intention to prevent, detect, and combat cybersecurity threats via continuous security monitoring. The CompTIA CySA+ certification, earned after passing the CS0-002 exam, validates an IT professionals ability to proactively defend and continuously improve the security of an organization. The course is intended for Security analysts at a Tier II level, Intermediate/mid-career cybersecurity specialists, Students holding a DoD IAT Level II or CSSP position, CompTIA Network+ or CompTIA Security+ certification holders wanting to take that next step, or anyone else wanting to expand their skillset and knowledge.

As attackers have learned to evade traditional signature-based solutions such as firewalls and anti-virus software, an analytics-based approach within the IT security industry is increasingly important for organizations. Behavioral analytics in regards to networks helps to improve the overall state of security through identifying and combating malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs), resulting in enhanced threat visibility across a broad attack surface.

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification verifies that successful candidates have the knowledge and skills required to leverage intelligence and threat detection techniques, analyze and interpret data, identify and address vulnerabilities, suggest preventative measures, and effectively respond to and recover from incidents.

You will learn to leverage intelligence, and threat detection techniques, to analyze and interpret data, to identify and address vulnerabilities, to suggest preventative measures, and to effectively respond to and recover from incidents.

This CompTIA training course reviews topics for the CS0-002 version of the CySA+ exam, which became the only version available as of October 22, 2020. It does not currently have a retirement date, but an exam version is typically active for three years.