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In a nutshell

CompTIA is the world's largest vendor-neutral IT certification body. The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) course teaches you how to use behavioural analytics to improve the overall state of IT security through preventing, detecting and combatting cybersecurity threats.

CySA+ is the most up-to-date security analyst certification that covers advanced threats in the digital age.

This course is available as part of a Personal Learning Account (PLA). PLA is an initiative from the Welsh Government which offers people the chance to access free, part-time courses with flexible and convenient learning that fits around their existing lifestyle (subject to eligibility).

This course is for...

... anyone aged 19+, living in Wales and in employment. The usual salary limit of £32,371 does not apply to this course.

... professionals within IT and/or Cyber Security sectors looking to build their portfolio and skillset

Course content

This course includes:

• Assessing Information Security Risk
• Analyzing the Threat Landscape
• Analyzing Reconnaissance Threats to Computing and Network Environments
• Analyzing Attacks on Computing and Network Environments
• Analyzing Post-Attack Techniques
• Managing Vulnerabilities in the Organization
• Implementing Penetration Testing to Evaluate Security
• Collecting Cybersecurity Intelligence
• Analyzing Log Data
• Performing Active Asset and Network Analysis
• Responding to Cybersecurity Incidents
• Investigating Cybersecurity Incidents
• Addressing Security Architecture Issues
• Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to CyberSec First Responder (Exam CFR-210)
• Appendix B: Mapping Course Content to CompTIA® CyberSecurity Analyst+ (Exam CS0-001)
• Appendix C: Security Resources
• Appendix D: U.S. Department of Defence Operational Security
• Identifying vulnerabilities, risks and threats to an organisation
• Secure and protect applications and systems within an organisation
• Prevent, detect and combat security threats
• Cyber incident response

Entry Requirements

The CySA+ qualification is recommended to those who have already done Network+, Security+ or can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and have a minimum of 4 years of hands-on information security or related experience.

Additional information

This course is delivered by virtual classroom. Virtual classrooms are equivalent to face-to-face classroom courses, but delivered in an online environment.

You will need to put aside 5 days to attend this course.

The course includes exams which are invigilated online and you need to have access to an internet enabled device with a microphone and a webcam.