Earning the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification demonstrates to potential employers that you have a solid understanding of how to tackle cybersecurity threats using a behavioral analytics-based approach. This course—the first installment in the CySA+ Cert Prep series—can provide you with a foundational understanding of threat management practices, and prepare you to confidently approach the Threat Management domain of the CySA+ exam. Instructor Mike Chapple includes coverage of cybersecurity threats and controls, reconnaissance techniques, penetration testing, reverse engineering, and security analytics. He also covers network security and endpoint security topics.

Topics include:

The goals of information security
Risk assessment and risk management
Ongoing risk management
Security zones
Network security techniques
Securing endpoints
Threat intelligence
Correlating security event information
Logging and SIEM technology
Planning, designing, and executing a penetration test
Reverse engineering software and hardware

Table of Contents:

Introduction
01. Overview fo the Role of a Cybersecurity Analyst
02. Cybersecurity Threats and Controls
03. Networking Technologies
04. Network Security Techniques
05. Monitoring
06. Securing Endpoints
07. Enviromental Reconnaissance
08. Security Analytics
09. Penetration Testing
10. Reverse Engineering
Conclusion