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CompTIA CySA+
Certification Prep Course

This course and the certification it prepares you for — CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) or CSO 003 (released in June 2023) — proves to employers you have the skills required for high-level cybersecurity. You will learn security operations, vulnerability management, incident response and management and reporting and communications.
Intermediate Level
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Globally recognized certification

Validate your skills in core security functions that are essential for IT security roles.

Job Outlook

This training as part of one of our programs can qualify you for possible rules:

  • Network security specialist
  • Network security operations
  • Network security analyst
  • Application security analyst
  • Threat hunter
  • Threat intelligence analyst
  • Security operations center analyst
  • Security architect
  • Cybersecurity engineer

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Course details

targeted certification

CompTIA CySA+ CSO-003

Course Duration

40 hours over 2 weeks

prerequisites

Security knowledge

A fundamental understanding of computer and security concepts is essential. Basic Windows user skills are required.

Recommended background

Completion of Security+ and PenTest+ courses is advised.

Equivalent knowledge accepted

2–4 years of hands-on information security or related experience is also acceptable.

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Course overview for CompTIA CySA+ CSO-003

Objectives

Equip yourself with skills for proactive threat management, covering vulnerability assessment, threat hunting, and incident response.

Modules

Security Architecture
Building secure infrastructures.
Threat Hunting
Cyber threat intelligence processes.
Incident Response
Handling incidents and managing risk.
Attacks, Mitigation, and Risk
Vulnerability mitigation concepts, risk analysis.
Reporting
Vulnerability communication and KPI management.

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5 star rating
CompTIA Sec+ 701 60-Hour (ACI V5)
3/13/2026

great course, 3 weeks is a good timeline, I suggest that Network+ be extended to 3 weeks as well.

5 star rating
CompTIA Sec+ 701 60-Hour (ACI V5)
3/20/2026

Excellent course, but it should have been longer and geared more towards taking the certification immediately after course completion.

5 star rating
CompTIA Sec+ 701 60-Hour (ACI V5)
3/20/2026

Overall, my experience with ACI Learning has been mixed. The instruction and material itself are solid, and I can see the value in the accelerated format, but there has been a lack of clarity and transparency around what is required to earn a certification voucher. I was under the impression that the voucher would be provided upon completion of the course, not that there would be additional required work outside of class. As someone balancing family responsibilities and limited free time, especially in the evenings after class, the expectation of mandatory homework is difficult to manage. If I had known this upfront, I may have reconsidered enrolling. Given that the program already runs four hours a day, five days a week, it would make more sense to incorporate these requirements into classroom time rather than making them a prerequisite completed at home. While I understand everyone’s schedules differ, optional extra study is reasonable—but making it mandatory for voucher eligibility feels misleading and unnecessarily restrictive. Our instructor was amazing let me make that clear and previous instructors as well, but i wouldn't do this over again knowing what i know now.