The best way to prep for the CS0-003 CySA+ certification exam and hone your practical cybersecurity skillset

In the newly updated 3rd edition of the CompTIA CySA+ Practice Tests: Exam CS0-003, veteran information security experts and educators Mike Chapple and David Seidl deliver an effective and efficient collection of study resources for the challenging CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ (CySA+) certification exam. In the book, you’ll find 1000 practice questions, complete with answers and explanations, covering every domain tested by Exam CS0-003.

You’ll hone your skills in security operations, vulnerability management, incident response management, and reporting and communication, improving your ability to detect and respond to malicious activity on the job and dramatically increasingly your chances of success on the CySA+ exam. You’ll also get:

• Techniques for threat hunting and the collection of threat intelligence
• Strategies for effective incident response processes and activities, ensuring you’re able to react appropriately to cybersecurity incidents at work
• Complimentary access to Sybex’s superior online test bank, including all the practice questions you need to review and test your knowledge before you walk into the exam room

Perfect for anyone studying for the CompTIA CySA+ CS0-003 certification exam, CompTIA CySA+ Practice Tests: Exam CS0-003, Third Edition, will also benefit IT security practitioners looking to test and improve their skillset.

MIKE CHAPPLE, PHD, SECURITY+, CYSA+, CISSP, is Teaching Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. He is a bestselling author of over 25 books and serves as the Academic Director of the University’s Master of Science in Business Analytics program. He holds multiple additional certifications, including the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CySA+ (CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst), CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional), CompTIA PenTest+, and CompTIA Security+. Mike provides cybersecurity certification resources at his website, CertMike.com.

DAVID SEIDL, CYSA+, CISSP, PENTEST+, is Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at Miami University. He has led major IT initiatives at multiple institutions and is a top selling cybersecurity and cyberwarfare author with over 18 books published on the subject.

Introduction xvii

Chapter 1 Domain 1.0: Security Operations 1

Chapter 2 Domain 2.0: Vulnerability Management 67

Chapter 3 Domain 3.0: Incident Response and Management 167

Chapter 4 Reporting and Communication 207

Chapter 5 Practice Test 1 227

Chapter 6 Practice Test 2 253

Appendix Answers and Explanations 281

Chapter 1: Domain 1.0: Security Operations 282

Chapter 2: Domain 2.0: Vulnerability Management 309

Chapter 3: Domain 3.0: Incident Response and Management 345

Chapter 4: Reporting and Communication 361

Chapter 5: Practice Test 1 371

Chapter 6: Practice Test 2 380

Index 391