Prepare for the CompTIA CySA+ certification exam with the official and updated study guide for Exam CS0-003
In the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003 , a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered on the certification exam. You’ll find clear and concise information on critical security topics presented by way of practical, real-world examples, chapter reviews, and exam highlights.
Prepare for the test and for a new role in cybersecurity with the book’s useful study tools, including:
Hands-on lab exercises and an opportunity to create your own cybersecurity toolkit Authoritative discussions of each exam competency, including security operations, vulnerability management, incident response and management, and reporting and communication Complimentary access to Wiley’s proven library of digital resources, including an online test bank, bonus questions, flashcards, glossary, and more Reduce test anxiety and get a head-start learning the on-the-job skills you’ll need on your first day in a cybersecurity career. Or augment your existing CompTIA Security+ certification with an impressive new credential. Fully updated for the newly released CS0-003 exam, CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, Third Edition is an essential resource for test takers and cybersecurity professionals alike.

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CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003 (Sybex Study Guide)

Chapple, Mike; Seidl, David

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Wiley & Sons, Limited, John

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (trade), [N.p.], 2023

United States, United States of America

Sybex Study Guide, 3, 2023

3, PS, 2023

S.l, 2023

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Introduction
CompTIA
The Cybersecurity Analyst+ Exam
Study and Exam Preparation Tips
Taking the Exam
In-Person Exams
At-Home Exams
After the Cybersecurity Analyst+ Exam
Maintaining Your Certification
What Does This Book Cover?
Study Guide Elements
Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
Objectives Map for CompTIA CySA+ Exam CS0-003
Objectives Map
Setting Up a Kali and Metasploitable Learning Environment
What You Need
Setting Up Your Environment
Assessment Test
Answers to the Assessment Test
Domain I Security Operations
Chapter 1 Today’s Cybersecurity Analyst
Cybersecurity Objectives
Privacy vs. Security
Evaluating Security Risks
Identify Threats
Identify Vulnerabilities
Determine Likelihood, Impact, and Risk
Reviewing Controls
Building a Secure Network
Network Access Control
Firewalls and Network Perimeter Security
Network Segmentation
Defense Through Deception
Secure Endpoint Management
Hardening System Configurations
Patch Management
Group Policies
Endpoint Security Software
Penetration Testing
Planning a Penetration Test
Conducting Discovery
Executing a Penetration Test
Communicating Penetration Test Results
Training and Exercises
Reverse Engineering
Isolation and Sandboxing
Reverse Engineering Software
Reverse Engineering Hardware
Efficiency and Process Improvement
Standardize Processes and Streamline Operations
Cybersecurity Automation
Technology and Tool Integration
Bringing Efficiency to Incident Response
The Future of Cybersecurity Analytics
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 1.1: Create an Inbound Firewall Rule
Activity 1.2: Create a Group Policy Object
Activity 1.3: Write a Penetration Testing Plan
Activity 1.4: Recognize Security Tools
Chapter 2 System and Network Architecture
Infrastructure Concepts and Design
Serverless
Virtualization
Containerization
Operating System Concepts
System Hardening
The Windows Registry
File Structure and File Locations
System Processes
Hardware Architecture
Logging, Logs, and Log Ingestion
Time Synchronization
Logging Levels
Network Architecture
On-Premises
Cloud
Hybrid
Network Segmentation
Software-Defined Networking
Zero Trust
Secure Access Service Edge
Identity and Access Management
Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Passwordless
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Federation
Federated Identity Security Considerations
Federated Identity Design Choices
Federated Identity Technologies
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
Encryption and Sensitive Data Protection
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Inspection
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Cardholder Data (CHD)
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 2.1: Set Up Virtual Machines for Exercises
Activity 2.2: Explore the Windows Registry
Activity 2.3: Review System Hardening Guidelines
Review Questions
Chapter 3 Malicious Activity
Analyzing Network Events
Capturing Network-Related Events
Detecting Common Network Issues
Detecting Scans and Sweeps
Detecting Denial-of-Service and Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks
Detecting Other Network Attacks
Detecting and Finding Rogue Devices
Investigating Host-Related Issues
System Resources
Malware, Malicious Processes, and Unauthorized Software
Unauthorized Access, Changes, and Privileges
Social Engineering
Investigating Service- and Application-Related Issues
Application and Service Monitoring
Determining Malicious Activity Using Tools and Techniques
Logs, Log Analysis, and Correlation
Logs
Security Appliances and Tools
Packet Capture
DNS and Whois Reputation Services
Common Techniques
Protecting and Analyzing Email
File Analysis
Sandboxing
User Behavior Analysis
Data Formats
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 3.1: Identify a Network Scan
Activity 3.2: Write an Application and Service Issue Response Plan
Activity 3.3: Analyze a Phishing Email
Review Questions
Chapter 4 Threat Intelligence
Threat Data and Intelligence
Open Source Intelligence
Proprietary and Closed Source Intelligence
Assessing Threat Intelligence
Threat Intelligence Sharing
The Intelligence Cycle
The Threat Intelligence Community
Threat Classification
Threat Actors
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP)
Applying Threat Intelligence Organizationwide
Proactive Threat Hunting
Focusing Your Threat Hunting
Indicators of Compromise
Threat Hunting Tools and Techniques
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 4.1: Explore the AlienVault OTX
Activity 4.2: Set Up a STIX/TAXII Feed
Activity 4.3: Intelligence Gathering Techniques
Review Questions
Chapter 5 Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering
Mapping, Enumeration, and Asset Discovery
Asset Discovery and Penetration Testing
Active Reconnaissance
Mapping Networks and Discovering Topology
Pinging Hosts
Port Scanning and Service Discovery Techniques and Tools
Passive Discovery
Exam Note
Log and Configuration Analysis
Harvesting Data from DNS and Whois
Information Aggregation and Analysis Tools
Information Gathering Using Packet Capture
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 5.1: Port Scanning
Activity 5.2: Device Fingerprinting
Activity 5.3: Use the Metasploit Framework to Conduct a Scan
Review Questions
Domain II Vulnerability Management
Chapter 6 Designing a Vulnerability Management Program
Identifying Vulnerability Management Requirements
Regulatory Environment
Corporate Policy
Industry Standards
Identifying Scan Targets
Scheduling Scans
Active vs. Passive Scanning
Configuring and Executing Vulnerability Scans
Scoping Vulnerability Scans
Configuring Vulnerability Scans
Scanner Maintenance
Developing a Remediation Workflow
Reporting and Communication
Prioritizing Remediation
Testing and Implementing Fixes
Delayed Remediation Options
Overcoming Risks of Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability Assessment Tools
Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning
Cloud Infrastructure Scanning Tools
Web Application Scanning
Interception Proxies
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 6.1: Install a Vulnerability Scanner
Activity 6.2: Run a Vulnerability Scan
Review Questions
Chapter 7 Analyzing Vulnerability Scans
Reviewing and Interpreting Scan Reports
Understanding CVSS
Validating Scan Results
False Positives
Documented Exceptions
Understanding Informational Results
Reconciling Scan Results with Other Data Sources
Trend Analysis
Context Awareness
Common Vulnerabilities
Server and Endpoint Vulnerabilities
Network Vulnerabilities
Critical Infrastructure and Operational Technology
Web Application Vulnerabilities
Identification and Authentication Failures
Data Poisoning
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 7.1: Interpret a Vulnerability Scan
Activity 7.2: Analyze a CVSS Vector
Activity 7.3: Remediate a Vulnerability
Review Questions
Chapter 8 Responding to Vulnerabilities
Analyzing Risk
Risk Identification
Risk Calculation
Business Impact Analysis
Managing Risk
Risk Mitigation
Risk Avoidance
Risk Transference
Risk Acceptance
Implementing Security Controls
Security Control Categories
Security Control Types
Threat Classification
Classifying Threats with STRIDE
Threat Research and Modeling
Managing the Computing Environment
Attack Surface Management
Change and Configuration Management
Patch Management
Software Assurance Best Practices
The Software Development Life Cycle
Software Development Phases
Software Development Models
DevSecOps and DevOps
Designing and Coding for Security
Common Software Development Security Issues
Secure Coding Best Practices
Software Security Testing
Software Assessment: Testing and Analyzing Code
Policies, Governance, and Service Level Objectives
Policies
Standards
Procedures
Guidelines
Exceptions and Compensating Controls
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 8.1: Risk Management Strategies
Activity 8.2: Risk Identification and Assessment
Activity 8.3: Risk Management
Review Questions
Domain III Incident Response and Management
Chapter 9 Building an Incident Response Program
Security Incidents
Phases of Incident Response
Preparation
Detection and Analysis
Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
Post-Incident Activity
Building the Foundation for Incident Response
Policy
Procedures and Playbooks
Documenting the Incident Response Plan
Creating an Incident Response Team
The Role of Management
Incident Response Providers
CSIRT Scope of Control
Classifying Incidents
Threat Classification
Severity Classification
Attack Frameworks
MITRE’s ATT&CK Framework
The Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
Lockheed Martin’s Cyber Kill Chain
The Unified Kill Chain
Developing Testing Strategies
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 9.1: Incident Severity Classification
Activity 9.2: Incident Response Phases
Activity 9.3: Develop an Incident Communications Plan
Activity 9.4: Explore the ATT&CK Framework
Review Questions
Chapter 10 Incident Detection and Analysis
Indicators of Compromise
Investigating IoCs
Unusual Network Traffic
Increases in Resource Usage
Unusual User and Account Behaviors
File and Configuration Modifications
Login and Rights Usage Anomalies
Denial of Service
Unusual DNS Traffic
Combining IoCs
Evidence Acquisition and Preservation
Preservation
Chain of Custody
Legal Hold
Validating Data Integrity
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 10.1: Explore IoCs in Alienvault’s Open Threat Exchange
Activity 10.2: Identifying Suspicious Login Activity
Activity 10.3: Legal Holds and Preservation
Review Questions
Chapter 11 Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
Containing the Damage
Containment Strategy Criteria
Segmentation
Isolation
Removal
Evidence Acquisition and Handling
Identifying Attackers
Incident Eradication and Recovery
Remediation and Reimaging
Patching Systems and Applications
Sanitization and Secure Disposal
Validating Data Integrity
Wrapping Up the Response
Managing Change Control Processes
Conducting a Lessons Learned Session
Developing a Final Report
Evidence Retention
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 11.1: Incident Containment Options
Activity 11.2: Sanitization and Disposal Techniques
Review Questions
Domain IV Reporting and Communication
Chapter 12 Reporting and Communication
Vulnerability Management Reporting and Communication
Vulnerability Management Reporting
Incident Response Reporting and Communication
Stakeholder Identification and Communication
Incident Declaration and Escalation
Incident Communications
Lessons Learned
Incident Response Metrics and KPIs
Incident Response Reporting
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 12.1: Vulnerability Management Reporting
Activity 12.2: Review a Public Incident Report
Activity 12.3: Incident Reporting
Review Questions
Chapter 13 Performing Forensic Analysis and Techniques for Incident Response
Building a Forensics Capability
Building a Forensic Toolkit
Understanding Forensic Software
Capabilities and Application
Conducting Endpoint Forensics
Operating System, Process, and Memory Dump Analysis
Network Forensics
Wireshark Network Forensics
Tcpdump Network Forensics
Cloud, Virtual, and Container Forensics
Performing Cloud Service Forensics
Performing Virtualization Forensics
Container Forensics
Post-Incident Activity and Evidence Acquisition
Conducting a Forensic Analysis
Forensic Procedures
Legal Holds and Preservation
Evidence Acquisition
Imaging Live Systems
Reimaging Systems
Acquiring Other Data
Forensic Investigation: An Example
Importing a Forensic Image
Analyzing the Image
Reporting
Root Cause Analysis
Lessons Learned
Summary
Exam Essentials
Lab Exercises
Activity 13.1: Create a Disk Image
Activity 13.2: Conduct the NIST Rhino Hunt
Activity 13.3: Identifying Security Tools
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 2: System and Network Architecture
Chapter 3: Malicious Activity
Chapter 4: Threat Intelligence
Chapter 5: Reconnaissance and Intelligence Gathering
Chapter 6: Designing a Vulnerability Management Program
Chapter 7: Analyzing Vulnerability Scans
Chapter 8: Responding to Vulnerabilities
Chapter 9: Building an Incident Response Program
Chapter 10: Incident Detection and Analysis
Chapter 11: Containment, Eradication, and Recovery
Chapter 12: Reporting and Communication
Chapter 13: Performing Forensic Analysis and Techniques for Incident Response
Index
Online Test Bank
EULA

Master key exam objectives and crucial cybersecurity concepts for the updated CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 exam, along with an online test bank with hundreds of practice questions and flashcards In the newly revised third edition of CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered on the certification exam. You'll find clear and concise information on critical security topics presented by way of practical, real-world examples, chapter reviews, and exam highlights. Prepare for the test and for a new role in cybersecurity with the book's useful study tools, including: Hands-on lab exercises and an opportunity to create your own cybersecurity toolkit Authoritative discussions of each exam competency, including security operations, vulnerability management, incident response and management, and reporting and communication Complimentary access to Sybex's proven library of digital resources, including an online test bank, bonus questions, flashcards, and glossary, all supported by Wiley's support agents who are available 24x7 via email or live chat to assist with access and login questions Reduce test anxiety and get a head-start learning the on-the-job skills you'll need on your first day in a cybersecurity career. Or augment your existing CompTIA Security+ certification with an impressive new credential. Fully updated for the newly released CS0-003 exam, CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, Third Edition is an essential resource for test takers and cybersecurity professionals alike. And save 10% when you purchase your CompTIA exam voucher with our exclusive WILEY10 coupon code.

**Prepare for the CompTIA CySA+ certification exam with the official and updated study guide for Exam CS0-003**
In the newly revised third edition of __CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003__, a team of leading security experts and tech educators delivers comprehensive and accurate coverage of every topic and domain covered on the certification exam. You’ll find clear and concise information on critical security topics presented by way of practical, real-world examples, chapter reviews, and exam highlights.
Prepare for the test and for a new role in cybersecurity with the book’s useful study tools, including:
* Hands-on lab exercises and an opportunity to create your own cybersecurity toolkit
* Authoritative discussions of each exam competency, including security operations, vulnerability management, incident response and management, and reporting and communication
* Complimentary access to Wiley’s proven library of digital resources, including an online test bank, bonus questions, flashcards, glossary, and more
Reduce test anxiety and get a head-start learning the on-the-job skills you’ll need on your first day in a cybersecurity career. Or augment your existing CompTIA Security+ certification with an impressive new credential. Fully updated for the newly released CS0-003 exam, __CompTIA CySA+ Study Guide: Exam CS0-003, Third Edition__ is an essential resource for test takers and cybersecurity professionals alike.

2023-06-27