CompTIA CyberDefense Pro

About this course

CompTIA CyberDefense Pro is a hands-on course that combines video lessons, text topics, interactive exercises and virtual labs with a large bank of assessment questions. The course is estimated at 51 hours and 45 minutes of instruction.

Welcome to the Introduction module of the CompTIA CyberDefense Pro course. You will gain a comprehensive overview of what cyber defense entails and the practical skills necessary for success in today's cybersecurity landscape. The module is designed to help you understand not only the importance of cyber defense, but also how your contributions as a skilled security professional help organizations protect their systems and data.

Throughout the course you will explore real-world scenarios and interactive labs that bring key cyber defense concepts to life. These hands-on resources strengthen your foundational knowledge and prepare you for increasingly complex cybersecurity challenges. Whether you are new to cyber defense or seeking to expand your expertise, the course equips you with the critical skills and confidence needed to excel in your cybersecurity career.

What you will learn

• Course Overview: Offers hands-on cybersecurity training featuring 108 videos, 90 demonstrations, 71 practical labs, 150 fact sheets, and 74 exams to prepare students for real-world security roles.
• Vulnerability & Risk Management: Covers regulatory compliance (CIS, OWASP), threat modeling, security control classification, attack surface defense, patch management, and security testing frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain).
• Threat Intelligence & Hunting: Analyzes threat actors, open-source intelligence gathering (OSINT with Nmap and TheHarvester), Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), honeypot deployment, and anti-malware techniques.
• Architecture & Data Protection: Explores OS hardening, cloud and virtualized network architectures, Zero Trust models, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), PKI, and centralized log review.
• Vulnerability Assessments: Details reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration methods, web application testing (Burp Suite, Nessus), CVSS scoring, and vulnerability lifecycle reporting.
• Network & Host Security: Focuses on IDS/IPS evasion, wireless and web server defense, SQL injection, network sniffing (Wireshark), device forensic imaging (FTK, Autopsy), malware analysis, social engineering, and secure coding (SDLC).
• Security Management & Incident Response: Introduces SIEM/SOAR platforms (Security Onion, Kibana), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), threat containment, eradication, incident triage, and digital forensics post-incident reviews.
• Certification Preparation: Includes practice exams and objective domain reviews aligned with the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-003) and CompTIA CyberDefense Pro certifications.

What is included