1 1 00:00:00,090 --> 00:00:01,200 Welcome to this course 2 2 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,770 on the CompTIA CySA+ certification exam. 3 3 00:00:04,770 --> 00:00:05,670 In this course, 4 4 00:00:05,670 --> 00:00:07,260 you're going to learn everything you need to know 5 5 00:00:07,260 --> 00:00:11,507 to take and pass the CompTIA CySA+ exam version CS0-003 6 6 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:14,400 on your first attempt. 7 7 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,230 Now, this certification is considered 8 8 00:00:16,230 --> 00:00:18,480 to be an intermediate level certification, 9 9 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,250 and it's going to focus on your ability 10 10 00:00:20,250 --> 00:00:21,930 to not only proactively capture, 11 11 00:00:21,930 --> 00:00:24,420 monitor, and respond to network traffic findings, 12 12 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:26,070 but also to understand software 13 13 00:00:26,070 --> 00:00:28,380 and application security, automation, 14 14 00:00:28,380 --> 00:00:30,990 threat hunting, and IT regulatory compliance, 15 15 00:00:30,990 --> 00:00:32,070 because all of these things 16 16 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:33,540 are going to affect your daily work 17 17 00:00:33,540 --> 00:00:35,580 as a cybersecurity analyst. 18 18 00:00:35,580 --> 00:00:37,920 Now, this certification is designed for IT 19 19 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,600 or cybersecurity professionals 20 20 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,160 who've already earned their Network+ 21 21 00:00:41,160 --> 00:00:42,960 and Security+ certifications, 22 22 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,870 or those professionals who already have the equivalent level 23 23 00:00:45,870 --> 00:00:48,870 of knowledge that is covered by those certifications. 24 24 00:00:48,870 --> 00:00:50,100 Now, it's important to realize 25 25 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:51,960 that we're not going to be covering all the concepts 26 26 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:53,880 covered in those two certifications 27 27 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,590 and their associated courses 28 28 00:00:55,590 --> 00:00:57,570 as we go through the videos in this course. 29 29 00:00:57,570 --> 00:00:59,940 Instead, you're already assumed to have that level 30 30 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:03,270 of knowledge when you start this CySA+ course. 31 31 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:05,010 So, if you have not already taken 32 32 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:07,830 those certifications before, I do highly recommend 33 33 00:01:07,830 --> 00:01:10,080 that you at least go back through my video courses 34 34 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,910 for each of those certifications once 35 35 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:15,120 before you start taking this CySA+ course. 36 36 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,620 Even if you don't take the Network+ 37 37 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:18,990 or Security+ certification exams themselves, 38 38 00:01:18,990 --> 00:01:21,510 you definitely need to know the knowledge from those courses 39 39 00:01:21,510 --> 00:01:23,580 if you want to be able to understand this course 40 40 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:27,390 and pass your Cybersecurity Analyst+ certification exam. 41 41 00:01:27,390 --> 00:01:30,810 Now, the CySA+ exam is designed to test the knowledge 42 42 00:01:30,810 --> 00:01:32,280 of somebody who's been working in the field 43 43 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,250 with about three to four years of hands-on experience. 44 44 00:01:35,250 --> 00:01:37,050 Now, this is not a hard and fast requirement 45 45 00:01:37,050 --> 00:01:39,390 to actually take the exam or this course, 46 46 00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:41,100 but you should realize that you need 47 47 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:42,360 to have at least some knowledge 48 48 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,400 of the IT world and cybersecurity. 49 49 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,660 Otherwise, this is going to be 50 50 00:01:45,660 --> 00:01:48,150 a really difficult certification for you. 51 51 00:01:48,150 --> 00:01:49,410 Now, if you're not already working 52 52 00:01:49,410 --> 00:01:50,640 in the cybersecurity field 53 53 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,860 and you're not already comfortable analyzing logs 54 54 00:01:52,860 --> 00:01:54,420 and conducting instant responses 55 55 00:01:54,420 --> 00:01:56,220 or threat hunting in the real world, 56 56 00:01:56,220 --> 00:01:58,680 you are going to need to get some hands-on experience 57 57 00:01:58,680 --> 00:01:59,970 as you go through this course 58 58 00:01:59,970 --> 00:02:02,190 to help supplement what you're learning in the videos 59 59 00:02:02,190 --> 00:02:04,500 and ensure that you're successful on exam day. 60 60 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:06,210 Therefore, this particular course 61 61 00:02:06,210 --> 00:02:07,320 is designed for students 62 62 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,390 who already have some of that hands-on experience 63 63 00:02:09,390 --> 00:02:10,770 with cybersecurity. 64 64 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:12,300 So, you're probably going to find 65 65 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:13,380 it's going to be a little bit easier 66 66 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:14,580 for you to complete this course 67 67 00:02:14,580 --> 00:02:17,130 and the exam if you have a technology background. 68 68 00:02:17,130 --> 00:02:19,800 But as I said, it's really not a fixed requirement 69 69 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,750 that's levied on you by CompTIA. 70 70 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:24,150 I've had many students who are brand new to IT 71 71 00:02:24,150 --> 00:02:26,250 and cybersecurity who have taken this course 72 72 00:02:26,250 --> 00:02:28,110 and they have passed their exam. 73 73 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:30,270 But those students had to put in a little bit 74 74 00:02:30,270 --> 00:02:33,120 of extra effort and get that hands-on practice. 75 75 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,430 Now, if you don't have hands-on experience already, 76 76 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:37,710 I highly encourage you to be able to download 77 77 00:02:37,710 --> 00:02:39,510 and experiment with each of the different tools 78 78 00:02:39,510 --> 00:02:42,330 and techniques that we're going to go through in this course. 79 79 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:44,580 For example, if I'm talking about Nmap, 80 80 00:02:44,580 --> 00:02:47,010 you should install Nmap and you should start running scans 81 81 00:02:47,010 --> 00:02:47,990 against your home network 82 82 00:02:47,990 --> 00:02:50,100 to get some hands-on experience with this tool. 83 83 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:51,780 Because there really is no substitute 84 84 00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:54,150 for hands-on experience during your studies. 85 85 00:02:54,150 --> 00:02:56,670 If you bought this course at diontraining.com, 86 86 00:02:56,670 --> 00:02:58,410 your course does come with 40 hours 87 87 00:02:58,410 --> 00:03:00,000 of guided hands-on labs 88 88 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,340 using our cloud-based networks and servers. 89 89 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:03,810 As you move throughout the course, 90 90 00:03:03,810 --> 00:03:05,400 you're going to be logging in to our servers 91 91 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,410 and actually performing the on-the-job functions 92 92 00:03:07,410 --> 00:03:09,030 of a cybersecurity analyst. 93 93 00:03:09,030 --> 00:03:10,530 If you're brand new to all of this, 94 94 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:13,080 I highly recommend that you take that version of the course 95 95 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,540 or you need to build your own lab environment 96 96 00:03:15,540 --> 00:03:16,770 to practice the techniques 97 97 00:03:16,770 --> 00:03:18,660 that I'm going to be doing demonstration videos on 98 98 00:03:18,660 --> 00:03:20,370 inside of this course too. 99 99 00:03:20,370 --> 00:03:22,080 If you're already a cyber security professional 100 100 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:23,940 with some work experience under your belt, 101 101 00:03:23,940 --> 00:03:26,580 this course is going to fill in any gaps in your knowledge 102 102 00:03:26,580 --> 00:03:28,410 and build a solid foundation for you 103 103 00:03:28,410 --> 00:03:31,290 as you prepare to take the CySA+ exam. 104 104 00:03:31,290 --> 00:03:33,270 Now, before we dive into the course materials, 105 105 00:03:33,270 --> 00:03:35,220 let me quickly introduce myself. 106 106 00:03:35,220 --> 00:03:36,780 My name is Jason Dion 107 107 00:03:36,780 --> 00:03:39,180 and I'm the lead instructor at Dion Training. 108 108 00:03:39,180 --> 00:03:41,460 I've been working in the IT and cybersecurity field 109 109 00:03:41,460 --> 00:03:45,000 for over two decades for organizations both large and small. 110 110 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,890 When I'm talking about small organizations, 111 111 00:03:46,890 --> 00:03:48,210 I'm talking about organizations 112 112 00:03:48,210 --> 00:03:50,460 with less than about 20 to 30 people. 113 113 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:52,770 That's a company like my own, Dion Training. 114 114 00:03:52,770 --> 00:03:54,780 Now, when I talk about large organizations, 115 115 00:03:54,780 --> 00:03:56,130 one of my last positions 116 116 00:03:56,130 --> 00:03:58,530 was for an organization that spans six continents, 117 117 00:03:58,530 --> 00:04:01,080 dozens of countries, and millions of end users. 118 118 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,100 And guess what? 119 119 00:04:02,100 --> 00:04:03,840 All these organizations are vulnerable 120 120 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,670 to the same types of cyber attacks, 121 121 00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:06,780 which means that every day, 122 122 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:08,910 our teams have to defend our networks 123 123 00:04:08,910 --> 00:04:10,650 from intruders and attackers. 124 124 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:12,390 Now, we use proactive defenses, 125 125 00:04:12,390 --> 00:04:14,520 we conducted threat hunting, and unfortunately, 126 126 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,520 sometimes we were part of some instant responses too. 127 127 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,140 So, I'm not just an instructor, 128 128 00:04:19,140 --> 00:04:21,870 but I'm also a practitioner with decades of experience. 129 129 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:24,330 Rest assured, you are in good hands with us. 130 130 00:04:24,330 --> 00:04:26,130 In fact, I'm an authorized instructor 131 131 00:04:26,130 --> 00:04:28,290 for the CompTIA CySA+ exam, 132 132 00:04:28,290 --> 00:04:29,130 and my company 133 133 00:04:29,130 --> 00:04:32,070 is a CompTIA authorized platinum delivery partner. 134 134 00:04:32,070 --> 00:04:34,050 Due to our close partnership with CompTIA, 135 135 00:04:34,050 --> 00:04:35,400 our courses align directly 136 136 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,280 with the official curriculum and the exam objectives. 137 137 00:04:38,280 --> 00:04:39,660 This course is designed to serve 138 138 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:41,400 as a full textbook replacement, 139 139 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,230 but I know a lot of people like to read a textbook, 140 140 00:04:43,230 --> 00:04:44,700 while they're studying as well. 141 141 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:45,660 For those folks, 142 142 00:04:45,660 --> 00:04:49,200 we recommend the official CompTIA CySA+ student guide 143 143 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,630 if you're planning to go out and purchase a textbook. 144 144 00:04:51,630 --> 00:04:53,910 Now, let's talk about the exam itself. 145 145 00:04:53,910 --> 00:04:57,120 The CompTIA CySA+ exam consists of four domains 146 146 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,320 or areas of knowledge 147 147 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,600 that you're going to get questions on come test day. 148 148 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,640 The first domain is security operations, 149 149 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,650 which is 33% of your exam. 150 150 00:05:04,650 --> 00:05:06,810 The second domain is vulnerability management, 151 151 00:05:06,810 --> 00:05:08,640 which is 30% of your exam. 152 152 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,710 The third domain is incident response management 153 153 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:12,570 which is 20% of your exam. 154 154 00:05:12,570 --> 00:05:15,000 And the fourth domain is reporting in communication, 155 155 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,730 which makes up the last 17% of your exam. 156 156 00:05:17,730 --> 00:05:19,020 Now, under each of these domains, 157 157 00:05:19,020 --> 00:05:20,550 there are several other objectives 158 158 00:05:20,550 --> 00:05:21,390 that explained something 159 159 00:05:21,390 --> 00:05:24,480 you have to either know or be able to do on exam day. 160 160 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,400 For example, objective 1.1 161 161 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,690 states that you have to be able 162 162 00:05:27,690 --> 00:05:29,280 to explain the importance of system 163 163 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:32,700 and network architecture concepts in security operations. 164 164 00:05:32,700 --> 00:05:34,380 And then, it provides a bulleted list 165 165 00:05:34,380 --> 00:05:36,570 of about 36 different individual items 166 166 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:37,962 that you're going to get questions about. 167 167 00:05:37,962 --> 00:05:40,140 Now, all of these objectives are provided 168 168 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:43,290 in a document that CompTIA calls the exam objectives. 169 169 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:44,760 And you can download this document 170 170 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,460 from the second lesson of this course as a PDF. 171 171 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:49,830 I do recommend that you download this and print it out, 172 172 00:05:49,830 --> 00:05:51,390 because it's going to give you a great checklist 173 173 00:05:51,390 --> 00:05:54,210 of everything we're going to cover inside of this course. 174 174 00:05:54,210 --> 00:05:55,890 Now, a lot of my students often ask, 175 175 00:05:55,890 --> 00:05:58,740 why are courses don't start out with objective 1.1 176 176 00:05:58,740 --> 00:06:00,210 and teach everything in that objective 177 177 00:06:00,210 --> 00:06:02,970 in linear order based on the exam objectives document 178 178 00:06:02,970 --> 00:06:06,600 and then moving on to objective 1.2 and 1.3, and so on? 179 179 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,790 Well, the reason for this is that the list there 180 180 00:06:08,790 --> 00:06:10,890 isn't really a good order to teach from. 181 181 00:06:10,890 --> 00:06:12,090 CompTIA doesn't group things 182 182 00:06:12,090 --> 00:06:14,550 based on the concepts or how we're going to teach them, 183 183 00:06:14,550 --> 00:06:16,260 but instead, it's just a long checklist 184 184 00:06:16,260 --> 00:06:17,550 of things that they want to make sure 185 185 00:06:17,550 --> 00:06:19,530 are included as an exam question. 186 186 00:06:19,530 --> 00:06:23,340 So, as we go through more than 350 lessons in this course, 187 187 00:06:23,340 --> 00:06:24,780 I'm going to cover everything listed 188 188 00:06:24,780 --> 00:06:27,300 in that objectives document, I promise you, 189 189 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:28,980 but I am not going to cover them 190 190 00:06:28,980 --> 00:06:31,163 in the order that's listed in that PDF. 191 191 00:06:31,163 --> 00:06:33,480 The reason for this is that it's just not a good order 192 192 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:34,950 to teach those concepts in. 193 193 00:06:34,950 --> 00:06:36,210 That's going to make it a lot harder for you 194 194 00:06:36,210 --> 00:06:37,043 to learn everything 195 195 00:06:37,043 --> 00:06:39,150 for the exam if I taught things in order. 196 196 00:06:39,150 --> 00:06:41,340 So, instead, I have rearranged everything 197 197 00:06:41,340 --> 00:06:42,840 into a more logical order 198 198 00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:44,130 and I'm going to reference the domains 199 199 00:06:44,130 --> 00:06:46,800 and the objectives as we move through the course together. 200 200 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,660 At the beginning of each section of the course, 201 201 00:06:48,660 --> 00:06:50,520 I'm going to tell you exactly which domains 202 202 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:51,420 and which objectives 203 203 00:06:51,420 --> 00:06:53,910 we are going to cover in that section of videos. 204 204 00:06:53,910 --> 00:06:55,500 And as we're going around, 205 205 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:57,300 you're going to see that we're jumping around a lot, 206 206 00:06:57,300 --> 00:06:59,340 but at least you'll know where you are 207 207 00:06:59,340 --> 00:07:00,990 and you can check it off of your list. 208 208 00:07:00,990 --> 00:07:03,150 This way, I'll give you the best learning experience 209 209 00:07:03,150 --> 00:07:04,620 you can learn most efficiently 210 210 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:07,620 and it will still map directly back to those objectives. 211 211 00:07:07,620 --> 00:07:09,930 For example, in the next section of the course, 212 212 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,970 we're actually going to start out in domain two 213 213 00:07:11,970 --> 00:07:14,040 by covering objective 2.5. 214 214 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,380 This state that you must be able to explain concepts 215 215 00:07:16,380 --> 00:07:19,590 related to vulnerability response, handling, and management. 216 216 00:07:19,590 --> 00:07:21,780 Because this is so fundamental to everything else 217 217 00:07:21,780 --> 00:07:24,750 we're going to cover in the next 350 or so videos, 218 218 00:07:24,750 --> 00:07:26,910 we really need to cover this early on in the course 219 219 00:07:26,910 --> 00:07:28,650 and not wait until we get to domain two 220 220 00:07:28,650 --> 00:07:31,830 and objective 2.5, which could take us several hours 221 221 00:07:31,830 --> 00:07:32,940 if we are working literally 222 222 00:07:32,940 --> 00:07:35,370 through those exam objectives in the PDF. 223 223 00:07:35,370 --> 00:07:36,840 So, that's what I mean by saying 224 224 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,060 that we're going to be taking some of these things out of order 225 225 00:07:39,060 --> 00:07:41,850 and we're not going to be teaching in a strict linear order. 226 226 00:07:41,850 --> 00:07:43,230 Similarly, when you sit down 227 227 00:07:43,230 --> 00:07:45,090 to take the real exam on test day, 228 228 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:46,800 you're going to be getting a mixture of questions 229 229 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:47,880 from all four domains 230 230 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:50,370 and their 15 objectives in a random order. 231 231 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:52,410 So, by us jumping around while teaching it, 232 232 00:07:52,410 --> 00:07:54,451 we're actually better preparing you for the exam too. 233 233 00:07:54,451 --> 00:07:57,300 Essentially, when you look at the exam objectives, 234 234 00:07:57,300 --> 00:07:59,310 remember, it's just a list of everything 235 235 00:07:59,310 --> 00:08:01,620 that you need to know to do well on the exam. 236 236 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:03,300 It is not a table of contents 237 237 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:05,735 that we're going to actually teach from in that linear order. 238 238 00:08:05,735 --> 00:08:07,920 Now, come test day, you're going to find 239 239 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,320 that the certification exam is going to consist mostly 240 240 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:11,970 of multiple choice questions, 241 241 00:08:11,970 --> 00:08:12,900 but you're also 242 242 00:08:12,900 --> 00:08:15,303 going to get three to five performance-based questions. 243 243 00:08:15,303 --> 00:08:17,100 Now, these PBQs, 244 244 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:19,680 which most of my students like to call them simulations 245 245 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:20,513 is going to require you 246 246 00:08:20,513 --> 00:08:22,110 to perform some kind of job function 247 247 00:08:22,110 --> 00:08:23,790 in a simulated environment. 248 248 00:08:23,790 --> 00:08:25,590 For example, the exam might ask you 249 249 00:08:25,590 --> 00:08:27,000 to analyze some log snippets 250 250 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,440 from three to five machines, 251 251 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,090 and then match those with a vulnerability 252 252 00:08:30,090 --> 00:08:31,260 that's being identified 253 253 00:08:31,260 --> 00:08:32,880 based on the logs that you just read, 254 254 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:33,713 and then pick out 255 255 00:08:33,713 --> 00:08:36,000 how you would remediate that particular issue. 256 256 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,110 Now, don't worry too much 257 257 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:39,000 about the simulations just yet though. 258 258 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,380 I promise, I'm going to make sure 259 259 00:08:40,380 --> 00:08:41,670 you are well-prepared for them 260 260 00:08:41,670 --> 00:08:44,430 before you go and sit for that real certification exam 261 261 00:08:44,430 --> 00:08:46,110 by going through all of our different lessons 262 262 00:08:46,110 --> 00:08:48,402 and demonstrations inside of this course together. 263 263 00:08:48,402 --> 00:08:50,340 Now, as far as the amount of questions 264 264 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:51,720 you're going to get on exam day, 265 265 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,655 you're going to get up to 85 questions. 266 266 00:08:53,655 --> 00:08:55,800 Now, in truth, you're actually going to get somewhere 267 267 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,200 between 75 and 85 questions, 268 268 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,300 because if you get more simulation questions, 269 269 00:09:00,300 --> 00:09:01,890 you're going to get less multiple choice. 270 270 00:09:01,890 --> 00:09:03,420 And if you have more multiple choice, 271 271 00:09:03,420 --> 00:09:04,769 you're going to have less simulations. 272 272 00:09:04,769 --> 00:09:06,990 Like I said, most students who are sitting 273 273 00:09:06,990 --> 00:09:08,460 for the exam are going to get somewhere 274 274 00:09:08,460 --> 00:09:10,770 between three to five simulations on the exam, 275 275 00:09:10,770 --> 00:09:11,940 which means you're going to get somewhere 276 276 00:09:11,940 --> 00:09:15,600 between 75 and 80 multiple choice questions on the exam. 277 277 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,540 Now, in order to pass the CySA+ certification exam, 278 278 00:09:18,540 --> 00:09:20,850 you have to score at least 750 points 279 279 00:09:20,850 --> 00:09:24,033 out of 900 possible points available on that exam. 280 280 00:09:24,033 --> 00:09:26,010 Now, to be able to take the exam, 281 281 00:09:26,010 --> 00:09:28,170 you are going to have to pay an exam fee, 282 282 00:09:28,170 --> 00:09:31,140 and you do that by buying what's called an exam voucher. 283 283 00:09:31,140 --> 00:09:34,260 You can do this by going to store.comptia.org 284 284 00:09:34,260 --> 00:09:35,100 and buying it directly 285 285 00:09:35,100 --> 00:09:38,220 from the CompTIA web store at the full retail price. 286 286 00:09:38,220 --> 00:09:39,810 Once you go to the CompTIA store, 287 287 00:09:39,810 --> 00:09:42,412 you're going to see the voucher costs somewhere around $400 288 288 00:09:42,412 --> 00:09:44,700 for the Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam 289 289 00:09:44,700 --> 00:09:46,410 depending on where you live in the world, 290 290 00:09:46,410 --> 00:09:48,360 because CompTIA does use different pricing 291 291 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,430 based on the country you're going to test in. 292 292 00:09:50,430 --> 00:09:52,291 Now, regardless of where you live in the world though, 293 293 00:09:52,291 --> 00:09:54,900 you can save 10% off your exam voucher 294 294 00:09:54,900 --> 00:09:58,860 if you go to the website, diontraining.com/vouchers. 295 295 00:09:58,860 --> 00:10:00,570 Because we teach tens of thousands 296 296 00:10:00,570 --> 00:10:03,330 of students every year how to pass their CompTIA exams, 297 297 00:10:03,330 --> 00:10:05,460 CompTIA provides us with a special discount rate 298 298 00:10:05,460 --> 00:10:08,400 on our exam vouchers that we purchase for our students. 299 299 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,800 But you can only get that 10% discount 300 300 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,770 by going to diontraining.com/vouchers. 301 301 00:10:13,770 --> 00:10:15,159 Now, once you buy the voucher there, 302 302 00:10:15,159 --> 00:10:16,500 it's going to be delivered to you 303 303 00:10:16,500 --> 00:10:19,020 in about 10 minutes through our online portal. 304 304 00:10:19,020 --> 00:10:20,220 Now, don't worry about going out 305 305 00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:21,810 and buying your voucher just yet though, 306 306 00:10:21,810 --> 00:10:23,010 because we still have a lot 307 307 00:10:23,010 --> 00:10:25,650 of work to do before you go and take your exam. 308 308 00:10:25,650 --> 00:10:28,680 Now, when you buy a voucher, they do expire over time. 309 309 00:10:28,680 --> 00:10:30,450 Most vouchers are going to last anywhere 310 310 00:10:30,450 --> 00:10:32,910 from 11 to 12 months after you purchase it 311 311 00:10:32,910 --> 00:10:34,680 and because we have so much to still cover, 312 312 00:10:34,680 --> 00:10:37,770 I don't recommend you run out and buy your exam voucher yet. 313 313 00:10:37,770 --> 00:10:39,660 But I just wanted to let you know ahead of time 314 314 00:10:39,660 --> 00:10:41,160 that you're going to be able to go get your voucher 315 315 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:45,150 for a 10% discount if you go to diontraining.com/vouchers 316 316 00:10:45,150 --> 00:10:47,040 to purchase that exam voucher. 317 317 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,310 Finally, here are my four tips for success in this course. 318 318 00:10:50,310 --> 00:10:52,290 First, for every video in this course, 319 319 00:10:52,290 --> 00:10:54,630 you could turn on closed captioning if you'd like. 320 320 00:10:54,630 --> 00:10:57,390 Each video is captioned by a real human for more accuracy 321 321 00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:58,500 and this allows you to read along 322 322 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:01,110 with the course as I'm teaching it if you need to. 323 323 00:11:01,110 --> 00:11:03,750 Many of my students speak English as their second language 324 324 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:05,730 and they really enjoy having the captions playing 325 325 00:11:05,730 --> 00:11:07,020 to aid in their comprehension 326 326 00:11:07,020 --> 00:11:09,094 as they're listening and watching the videos. 327 327 00:11:09,094 --> 00:11:11,310 Now, if you want to enable closed captions, 328 328 00:11:11,310 --> 00:11:12,750 simply click on the CC button 329 329 00:11:12,750 --> 00:11:14,450 in the bottom of your video player. 330 330 00:11:14,450 --> 00:11:16,920 My second tip is about playback speed. 331 331 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:18,840 Some students say that I speak too fast 332 332 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:20,850 and others say I speak too slow. 333 333 00:11:20,850 --> 00:11:22,620 Either way though, you control the speed 334 334 00:11:22,620 --> 00:11:24,930 of that instruction by clicking on the gear icon 335 335 00:11:24,930 --> 00:11:27,540 and the 1x button in the bottom of your video player. 336 336 00:11:27,540 --> 00:11:30,870 Then, you can choose 1.25 or 1.5x 337 337 00:11:30,870 --> 00:11:32,370 if you want me to teach faster 338 338 00:11:32,370 --> 00:11:35,340 or you can select 0.75 or 0.5 339 339 00:11:35,340 --> 00:11:36,960 if you want me to teach slower. 340 340 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:37,950 Faster or slower, 341 341 00:11:37,950 --> 00:11:40,152 the choice is yours to learn most effectively. 342 342 00:11:40,152 --> 00:11:42,720 The third and probably one of the most important tips 343 343 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,520 is about our student support group. 344 344 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:45,810 We have a student support group 345 345 00:11:45,810 --> 00:11:47,310 with several thousand other students 346 346 00:11:47,310 --> 00:11:49,410 who are studying for the CySA+ exam 347 347 00:11:49,410 --> 00:11:51,300 and other cybersecurity, IT, 348 348 00:11:51,300 --> 00:11:53,913 and project management certification throughout our courses. 349 349 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:55,710 Now, if you'd like to join the fun, 350 350 00:11:55,710 --> 00:11:59,730 you can find us at facebook.com/groups/diontraining 351 351 00:11:59,730 --> 00:12:01,890 and request to join this private group. 352 352 00:12:01,890 --> 00:12:03,780 In this group, we answer your questions, 353 353 00:12:03,780 --> 00:12:05,280 put out additional free content, 354 354 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,710 and we help each other throughout our IT careers. 355 355 00:12:07,710 --> 00:12:09,720 Also, if you ask a question there, 356 356 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,880 you'll usually get an answer in just a few minutes, 357 357 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,160 because we have so many students online 358 358 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:15,480 anytime of the day or night, 359 359 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,600 with over 35,000 people currently in that group. 360 360 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,310 So, if you're on Facebook, 361 361 00:12:20,310 --> 00:12:22,380 I really recommend that you join the group today, 362 362 00:12:22,380 --> 00:12:24,630 because it is really helpful as you're studying. 363 363 00:12:24,630 --> 00:12:26,070 Now, if you aren't on Facebook, 364 364 00:12:26,070 --> 00:12:27,660 you can still get your questions answered 365 365 00:12:27,660 --> 00:12:29,280 if you get stuck during the course. 366 366 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,320 You can do this by simply posting a question 367 367 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,870 inside the Q and A section of this course. 368 368 00:12:33,870 --> 00:12:35,850 If you're opting to use this support method, 369 369 00:12:35,850 --> 00:12:38,340 either myself or one of my Dion Training team members 370 370 00:12:38,340 --> 00:12:39,810 will answer your question directly 371 371 00:12:39,810 --> 00:12:43,290 within 48 hours, in most cases, Monday through Friday. 372 372 00:12:43,290 --> 00:12:44,940 Like I said, the Facebook group 373 373 00:12:44,940 --> 00:12:47,010 does tend to get your questions answered faster 374 374 00:12:47,010 --> 00:12:48,840 simply because there are more people available 375 375 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,810 and online anytime of the day or night to support you. 376 376 00:12:51,810 --> 00:12:53,910 Now, the fourth and final tip is that this course 377 377 00:12:53,910 --> 00:12:55,680 does come with a downloadable study guide 378 378 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:57,930 as a PDF in the next lesson. 379 379 00:12:57,930 --> 00:12:59,520 I recommend that you download it, 380 380 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,770 print it out, and highlight on it, circle it, 381 381 00:13:01,770 --> 00:13:04,230 take notes directly on it, whatever you need to do 382 382 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:05,970 to make sure you're highlighting the information. 383 383 00:13:05,970 --> 00:13:08,040 And that way, you can use it as a ready reference 384 384 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,950 during your offline studies before you take the exam. 385 385 00:13:10,950 --> 00:13:12,870 Now, with all the introductions behind us, 386 386 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:14,130 let's get started with our journey 387 387 00:13:14,130 --> 00:13:15,810 to becoming a cybersecurity analyst 388 388 00:13:15,810 --> 00:13:18,633 by beginning our studies for the CySA+ exam.