Cybersecurity Analysis (P)

IST268C - Cybersecurity Analysis This course focuses on the students 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. This course 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).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. The certification this course is aligned to, 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 validate an IT professional’s ability to proactively defend and continuously improve the security of an organization. This course will verify the successful student has the knowledge and skills required to:• Leverage intelligence and threat detection techniques• Analyze and interpret data• Identify and address vulnerabilities• Suggest preventative measures• Effectively respond to and recover from incidents