Exam Codes |
CS0-003 |
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 |
Type of Questions |
Multiple choice and performance-based |
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. |
Languages |
English, with Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish to follow |
Retirement |
TBD – Usually three years after launch |
DoD 8140 Approved Work Roles |
All Source Analyst, Warning Analyst, Forensics Analyst, Cyber Defense Forensics Analyst, Cyber Crime Investigator, Systems Security Analyst, Cyber Defense Analyst, Cyber Defense Incident Responder, Vulnerability Assessment Analyst, Security Control Assessor For more information, |