CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is a certification for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention and response through continuous security monitoring.
Demonstrate Competency of Current Trends
Make yourself a valuable team member and show your knowledge of current trends that affect the daily work of security analysts, such as cloud and hybrid environments.
Proactively Monitor and Detect
Demonstrate your skills in detecting and analyzing indicators of malicious activity using the most up-to-date methods and tools, such as threat intelligence, security information and event management (SIEM), endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR).
Respond to Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities
Prove your knowledge of incident response and vulnerability management processes and highlight the communication skills critical to security analysis and compliance
Why is it different?
- CompTIA CySA+ is the only intermediate high-stakes cybersecurity analyst certification with both hands-on, performance-based questions and multiple-choice questions.
- CySA+ focuses on the candidates ability to not only proactively capture, monitor, and respond to network traffic findings, but also emphasizes software and application security, automation, threat hunting, and IT regulatory compliance, which affects the daily work of security analysts.
- CySA+ covers the most up-to-date core security analyst skills and upcoming job skills used
by threat intelligence analysts, application security analysts, compliance analysts, incident responders/handlers, and threat hunters, bringing new techniques for combating threats inside and outside of the Security Operations Center (SOC).
Your CompTIA Training comes with the following:
• 5 Days instructor-led training
• Lab access included
• 1 Exam Voucher included
• Course materials included
About the exam
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. CompTIA CySA+ applies behavioral analytics to networks to improve the overall state of security through identifying and combating malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs), resulting in an enhanced threat visibility across a broad attack surface. It will vali- date an IT professional’s ability to proactively defend and continuously improve the security of an organization. CySA+ will verify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to:
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- Leverage intelligence and threat detection techniques
- Analyze and interpret data
- Identify and address vulnerabilities
- Suggest preventative measures
- Effectively respond to and recover from incidents
Threat and Vulnerability Management
22%
- Explain the importance of threat data and intelligence
- Utilize threat intelligence to support organizational security
- Perform vulnerability management activities
- Analyze the output from common vulnerability assessment tools
- Explain the threats and vulnerabilities associated with specialized technology and operating in the cloud
- Implement controls to mitigate attacks and software vulnerabilities
Software and Systems Security
22%
- Apply security solutions for infrastructure management
- Explain software & hardware assurance best practices
Security Operations and Monitoring
25%
- Analyze data as part of security monitoring activities
- Implement configuration changes to existing controls to improve security
- Explain the importance of proactive threat hunting
- Compare and contrast automation concepts and technologies
Incident Response
22%
- Explain the importance of the incident response process
- Apply the appropriate incident response procedure
- Analyze potential indicators of compromise
- Utilize basic digital forensics techniques
Compliance and Assessment
13%
- Understand the importance of data privacy and protection
- Apply security concepts in support of organizational risk mitigation
- Explain the importance of frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls
The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification verifies that successful candidates have the knowledge and skills required to detect and analyze indicators of malicious activity, understand threat intelligence and threat management, respond to attacks and vulnerabilities, perform incident response, and report and communicate related activity.
There are no age requirements or educational prerequisites to take a CompTIA Security+ certification exam.
| Exam Code | CSO-003 |
| Launch Date | June 6, 2023 |
| Exam Description | The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification verifies that successful candidates have the knowledge and skills required to detect and analyze indicators of malicious activity, understand threat intelligence and threat management, respond to attacks and vulnerabilities, perform incident response, and report and communicate related activity. |
| Number of Questions | Maximum of 85 questions |
| Question Types | Performance-based and Multiple Choice |
| Length of Test | 165 minutes |
| Passing Score | 750 (on a scale of 100-900) |
| Recommended Experience | 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. |
EXAM OBJECTIVES (DOMAINS)
The table below lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent to which they are represented.
| Domain | Percentage of Examination |
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1.0 Threat and Vulnerability Management |
22% |
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2.0 Software and Systems Security |
18% |
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3.0 Security Operations and Monitoring |
25% |
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4.0 Incident Response |
22% |
|
5.0 Compliance and Assessment |
13% |
|
Total |
100% |
2024
Oct
14 – 18
2025
Feb
24 – 28
May
26 – 30
Aug
25 – 29
Nov
24 – 28
Course Fee
| Course Fee w/o GST | $1,700.00 |
| Course Fee w. GST (9% effective 1st Jan 2024) | $1,853.00 |
| SME (Company Sponsored) – All Singaporean and Permanent Resident Employee | $1,853.00 |
| Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above | $1,853.00 |
| Singapore Citizens below 40 years old and Permanent Residents | $1,853.00 |
Exam Fee
Exam Voucher is included in course fee above.
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