CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Overview
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is an international, vendor-neutral cybersecurity certification that applies behavioral analytics to improve the overall state of IT security. CySA+validates critical knowledge and skills that are required to prevent, detect and combat cybersecurity threats.
CySA+ is government approved
CompTIA CySA+ meets the ISO 17024 standard and is approved by U.S. Department of Defense to fulfill Directive 8570.01-M requirements. It is compliant with government regulations under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
CySA+ provides substantial earnings potential
A career in information security analysis ranked seventh on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the 100 best technology jobs for 2017. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for an information security analyst is $90,120 per year.
| Course Name | Start Date | End Date | Days | Session Dates | Time | Tuition | Hours | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CySA+ | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1,800.00 | 40 |  |
Who this is for
This course is designed for individuals who have a CompTIA Security+ certification and/or equivalent training.
What you’ll learn
As attackers have learned to evade traditional signature-based solutions such as firewalls, an analytics-based approach within the IT security industry is increasingly important for most organizations. The behavioral analytics skills covered by CySA+identify and combat malware, and advanced persistent threats (APTs), resulting in enhanced threat visibility across a broad attack surface. CompTIA CySA+ is for IT professionals looking to gain the following security analyst skills:
- Configure and use threat detection tools.
- Perform data analysis.
- Interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization.
- CySA+ certified skills are in-demand
Properly trained IT security staff who can analyze, monitor and protect cybersecurity resources are in high demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that information security analysts will be the fastest growing overall job category, with 37 percent overall growth between 2012 and 2022.
Course Content Outline
Domain 1: Threat Management
Domain 2: Vulnerability Management
Domain 3: Cyber Incident Response
Domain 4: Security Architecture and Tool Sets
[/trx_tab]
[/trx_tabs]